Etymograph

English

leekish

From leek + -ish.

Formed from leek + -ish

Proto-Indo-European *lewg- ‘to bend’

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Proto-Germanic *laukaz

Proto-West Germanic *lauk

Old English lēac ‘allium’

Middle English leek

English leek

Today it means

adj Resembling a leek, especially in colour.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / leekish