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minus-squarepalordrolap@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up14·5 days agoKnee-leeks and spear-leeks. Delicious. Etymology time! Knee-leeks is basically what onions were called before we adopted (or were made to adopt) a version the French word the old English name for “spear” was “gar”*. “Garlic” is literally just a modern interpretation of “gar-leek”. What about regular leeks? They’re just, well, leeks. * Spear(wielding) Danes are mentioned as “Gardena” in the third word of the commonly seen image of the first page of Beowulf.
Knee-leeks and spear-leeks. Delicious.
Etymology time!
Knee-leeks is basically what onions were called before we adopted (or were made to adopt) a version the French word
the old English name for “spear” was “gar”*. “Garlic” is literally just a modern interpretation of “gar-leek”.
What about regular leeks? They’re just, well, leeks.
* Spear(wielding) Danes are mentioned as “Gardena” in the third word of the commonly seen image of the first page of Beowulf.