Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/laukaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Alternative forms

• *lauką

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑu̯.kɑz/

Noun

*laukaz m

1. leek

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *laukaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*laukaz	*laukōz, *laukōs
vocative	*lauk	*laukōz, *laukōs
accusative	*lauką	*laukanz
genitive	*laukas, *laukis	*laukǫ̂
dative	*laukai	*laukamaz
instrumental	*laukō	*laukamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *lauk
  • Old English: lēac, *lǣc, lāec, lēc — Anglian
    • Middle English: lek, leek, leeke, leke, leyke
      • English: leek
        • → Maori: riki
      • Scots: leke, leik
  • Old Frisian: *lāk
    • Saterland Frisian: Look
    • West Frisian: lak, lok (possibly from Middle Dutch)
  • Old Saxon: lōk
    • Middle Low German: lōk
      • Low German: Look
      • Plautdietsch: Luak
  • Old Dutch: *lōk
    • Middle Dutch: look
      • Dutch: look
      • West Flemish: look
  • Old High German: louh
    • Middle High German: loch
      • Alemannic German: Làuich
      • German: Lauch
• Proto-Norse: ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ (laukaʀ)
  • Old Norse: laukr
    • Icelandic: laukur
    • Faroese: leykur
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: lauk
    • Elfdalian: lok
    • Old Swedish: lø̄ker
      • Swedish: lök
    • Old Danish: lø̄k
      • Danish: løg
        • Norwegian Bokmål: løk
          • → Norwegian Nynorsk: løk
      • Scanian: løg
    • Gutnish: lauk
• → Proto-Slavic: *lukъ (see there for further descendants)
• → Proto-Finnic: *laukka (see there for further descendants)