ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ

Proto-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *laukaz.

Noun

ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ (laukaz) m

leek
- 5th century, DR BR6 bracteate (Skrydstrup, Denmark):
  ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉᚨᛚᚢ
  laukazalu
  leek ale

Usage notes

Also used as a runic charm word, probably because of its connotations with fertility.

Descendants

Old Norse: laukr
- Icelandic: laukur
- Faroese: leykur
- Norwegian:
  Bokmål: løk
  Nynorsk: lauk
- Old Swedish: lø̄ker
  - Swedish: lök
- Old Danish: lø̄k
  - Danish: løg
- Westrobothnian: lǿk
- Elfdalian: lok
- Gutnish: lauk
- Scanian: løg

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