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

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
  - 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)

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