Leek
See also: leek
English
Etymology
Perhaps of pre-Anglo-Saxon (non-Old English) origin and instead from Celtic; compare Welsh llech and Irish leac (“stone”), both from Proto-Celtic *ɸlikkā.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /liːk/
Proper noun
Leek
- A town in Staffordshire, England.
References
- Duignan, W. H. (1902). Notes on Staffordshire Place Names. United Kingdom: H. Frowde, p. 91
Anagrams
- Kele, elke, keel, lekë
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as dye leeck in 1495. Derived from Old Frisian leke (“natural watercourse”). Originally a hydronym.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /leːk/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Leek
- Rhymes: -eːk
- Homophone: leek
Proper noun
Leek n
- A village and former municipality of Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Koetsenburg (“Carnival nickname”)
Derived terms
- Leekster
- Leekstermeer
References
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “leek4”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
German Low German
Etymology
Ultimately cognate to German Laich.
Noun
Leek m
- (Low Prussian) spawn (eggs laid in the water by aquatic organisms)