Where does “cipeleac” come from?
cipeleac (Old English) comes from Old English ciepe, from Old English -e, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
cipeleac (Old English): leek
Definitions
- leek
Ancestry of “cipeleac”, step by step
cipeleac traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English ciepe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | ciepe | onion |
| 2 | Old English | -e | forming adverbs from adjectives; -ly |
| 3 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 4 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via Old English lēac
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | lēac | onion, leek; leek; a garden herb, leek, onion,... |
| 2 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 5 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |