Where does “aflikken” come from?

aflikken (Dutch) comes from Dutch likken, from Middle Dutch lecken, from Old Dutch leccon, from Proto-West Germanic likkōn, from Proto-Germanic lekaną, from Proto-Indo-European leg- — to leak.

aflikken (Dutch): to lick off

Definitions

  1. to lick off

Ancestry of “aflikken”, step by step

aflikken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch likken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlikkento lick
2Middle Dutchleckento lick; Synonym of lēken
3Old Dutchlecconto lick
4Proto-West Germaniclikkōnto lick
5Proto-GermaniclekanąTo leak; seep; drip
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleg-to leak

via Dutch af

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchafoff; off, from; finished, done
2Middle Dutchafoff, out, away; of, about
3Old Dutchaf—
4Proto-Germanicabaway from; away
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

Words derived from “aflikken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leg- →