leek

English

/liːk/

noun
Definitions
  • The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.
  • Any of several species of Allium, broadly resembling the domesticated plant in appearance in the wild.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English leke (leaky) inherited from Old English lēac (onion, leek, garlic, a garden herb) inherited from Proto-Germanic *lauką derived from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (bend, twist, turn, fold, break).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*lewg-

Gloss

bend, twist, turn, fold, break

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms