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 reconstructions

  • *lauką

Etymology

Unknown. Generally assumed to be a nominal derivative of *lūkaną (“to close”), based on the leaves and scales of a leek or onion plant enclosing its stem, but this is uncertain.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑu̯.kɑz/

Noun

*laukaz m

  1. leek

Inflection

Declension 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
    • Old Dutch: *lōk
    • Old High German: louh
  • Proto-Norse: ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ (laukaʀ)
  • → Proto-Slavic: *lukъ (see there for further descendants)
  • → Proto-Finnic: *laukka (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*lauka-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 329
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.