Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/unnjalauk

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *unnjā (onion) +‎ *lauk (leek).

Noun

*unnjalauk m

  1. onion
    Synonym: *unnjā

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *unnjalauk
Genitive *unnjalaukas
Singular Plural
Nominative *unnjalauk *unnjalaukō, *unnjalaukōs
Accusative *unnjalauk *unnjalaukā
Genitive *unnjalaukas *unnjalaukō
Dative *unnjalaukē *unnjalaukum
Instrumental *unnjalauku *unnjalaukum

Descendants

  • Old English: ynnelēac, ynelēac, ennelēac, enelēac, ennelēc
    • Middle English: hinneleac, henneleac, hynneleac
  • Old Saxon: *unlōk
    • >? Middle Low German: ullôck, ulloch
  • Old High German: ullouh, unilouh
    • Middle High German: ullouch, ulloch
      • Central Franconian: Öllich
        • ? Dutch: ullich, aolike (dialectal)

Further reading