Where does “leek” come from?
leek (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch lāke, from Old Dutch *laca, from Proto-West Germanic laku, from Finnish lakritsi, from Swedish lakrits, from Late Latin liquiritia, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα, from Ancient Greek γλυκύς.
leek (Dutch): layman, non-clergyman; layman, non-expert,...
Definitions
- layman, non-clergyman; layman, non-expert,...
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