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
Ancestry of “Unke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | unke | snake, basilisk |
| 2 | Old High German | unc | snake; toad |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *unk | — |
Words derived from “Unke”