Leek

leek English <dab!> Etymology Perhaps of pre-Anglo-Saxon (non-Old English) origin and instead from en cel -; compare cy llech and ga leac stone, both from en cel-pro *ɸlikkā.Duignan, W. H. (1902). Notes on Staffordshire Place Names. United Kingdom: H. Frowde, p. 91 Recorded as Lec in 1086 (DB). Pronunciation en /liːk/ Proper noun en town/and/cpar with a town council in dist/Staffordshire Moorlands co/Staffordshire cc/England OS grid ref SJ9856. Parish map (Staffordshire) en village and former municipality in p:suf/Groningen c/Netherlands. en. References Anagrams en eekl Kele elke keel lekë Dutch Etymology First attested as dye leeck in 1495. Derived from nl ofs leke natural watercourse. Originally a hydronym. Pronunciation nl /leːk/ nl nl-leek.ogg nl Leek nl eːk 1 nl leek Proper noun n nl village/and/former municipality mun/Westerkwartier p/Groningen c/Netherlands nl Koetsenburg Carnival nickname Derived terms nl Leekster nl Leekstermeer References leek4 Low German Etymology Ultimately cognate to de Laich. Noun m nds Low Prussian spawn eggs laid in the water by aquatic organisms nds Fish