Where does “unke” come from?
unke (German) comes from Middle High German unc, from Old High German unc, from Proto-West Germanic *unk.
Ancestry of “unke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | unc | — |
| 2 | Old High German | unc | snake; toad |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *unk | — |