Middle English word lek comes from Proto-Indo-European *leiĝ-, Proto-Indo-European *līg-, Proto-Indo-European *leg-, Proto-Indo-European *lēg(')-, Proto-Indo-European *lēgios, Proto-Indo-European *leug, and later Proto-Germanic *laukaz (Leek.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*leiĝ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
*līg- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
*leg- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
*lēg(')- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
*lēgios | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
*leug | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
*lēkijō | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
*laukaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Leek. |
*līką | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Body. Corpse, dead body. |
*lǣċe | Old English (ang) | |
*lēkijaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Doctor, physician. |
lēac | Old English (ang) | |
lík | Old Norse (non) | |
læce | Old English (ang) | Physician, doctor. |
lǣċe | Old English (ang) | |
lyche | Middle English (enm) | Like. |