Leek

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English

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Etymology

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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] Recorded as Lec in 1086 (DB).

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Leek

  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9856). [2]
  2. A village and former municipality in Groningen province, Netherlands.
  3. A surname.

References

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  1. ^ Duignan, W. H. (1902). Notes on Staffordshire Place Names. United Kingdom: H. Frowde, p. 91
  2. ^ Parish map (Staffordshire)

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Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as dye leeck in 1495. Derived from Old Frisian leke (natural watercourse). Originally a hydronym.

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Leek n

  1. A village and former municipality of Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands
    Synonym: Koetsenburg (Carnival nickname)

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German Low German

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Etymology

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Ultimately cognate to German Laich.

Noun

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Leek m

  1. (Low Prussian) spawn (eggs laid in the water by aquatic organisms)