Where does “Unke” come from?

Unke (German) comes from Middle High German unke, from Old High German unc, from Proto-West Germanic *unk.

Unke (German): fire-bellied toad

Definitions

  1. fire-bellied toad

Ancestry of “Unke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanunkesnake, basilisk
2Old High Germanuncsnake; toad
3Proto-West Germanic*unk—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *unk →Every word from Old High German unc →Every word from Middle High German unke →