Where does “unke” come from?

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

unke (German): fire-bellied toad (genus Bombina)

Definitions

  1. fire-bellied toad (genus Bombina)

Ancestry of “unke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanunca snake, a serpent, a basilisk
2Old High Germanuncsnake; toad
3Proto-West Germanic*unk—

Words derived from “unke”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *unk →Every word from Old High German unc →Every word from Middle High German unc →
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