Where does “poreye” come from?
poreye (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French poree, from Latin porrum, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥so- — leek.
poreye (Middle Dutch): leek
Ancestry of “poreye”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | poree | leek; leek soup |
| 2 | Latin | porrum | leek; chives |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥so- | leek |
Words derived from “poreye”