Where does “løker” come from?

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

løker (Old Swedish): onion, leek, garlic

Definitions

  1. onion, leek, garlic

Ancestry of “løker”, step by step

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

Words derived from “løker”

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