Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/askalauk

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Thought to be from *askā (ash) +‎ *lauk (leek), a corruption of Late Latin escalōnia, ellipsis of Latin Ascalōnia (cēpa) (“(onion) of Ashkelon”).

Noun[edit]

*askalauk m

  1. shallot

Inflection[edit]

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *askalauk
Genitive *askalaukas
Singular Plural
Nominative *askalauk *askalaukō, *askalaukōs
Accusative *askalauk *askalaukā
Genitive *askalaukas *askalaukō
Dative *askalaukē *askalaukum
Instrumental *askalauku *askalaukum

Descendants[edit]