Where does “lække” come from?
lække (Danish) comes from Middle Low German lecken, from Old Saxon lekkian, from Proto-Germanic lakjaną, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
lække (Danish): to leak; to allow fluid to escape or enter something that should be sealed
Definitions
- to leak; to allow fluid to escape or enter something that should be sealed
Ancestry of “lække”, step by step
lække traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German lecken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | lecken | to leak |
| 2 | Old Saxon | lekkian | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lakjaną | To cause to wet; moisten |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via Old Norse leka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | leka | to drip, dribble; to leak, be leaky; to make... |