Where does “lauk” come from?

lauk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse laukr, from Proto-Norse ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic laukaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewg- — to bend.

lauk (Norwegian Nynorsk): plants of the genus "Allium", garlic

Definitions

  1. plants of the genus "Allium", garlic

Ancestry of “lauk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselaukrleek, garlic
2Proto-Norseᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉleek
3Proto-Germaniclaukazleek
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend

Words derived from “lauk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laukaz →Every word from Proto-Norse ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ →