r/norsk • u/dwchandler • Jul 28 '19

Søndagsspørsmål #290 - Sunday Question Thread

This is a weekly post to ask any question that you may not have felt deserved its own post, or have been hesitating to ask for whatever reason. No question too small or silly!

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u/[deleted] Jul 28 '19

I recently learned that løk = onion and hvitløk = garlic. I wonder, ate onions and garlic really "related" to each other or does "løk" has an additional meaning that dictionaries won't tell me? Or is this something that even norwegians wonder about? :D

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u/Drakhoran Jul 28 '19

It also means bulb

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u/[deleted] Jul 28 '19

That makes sense. Thanks!