Where does “daklekkage” come from?

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

daklekkage (Dutch): leakage of the roof

Definitions

  1. leakage of the roof

Ancestry of “daklekkage”, step by step

daklekkage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch lekkage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlekkageleakage
2Dutchlekkento leak; to lick
3Middle Dutchleckento lick; Synonym of lēken
4Old Dutchlecconto lick
5Proto-West Germaniclikkōnto lick
6Proto-GermaniclekanąTo leak; seep; drip
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleg-to leak

via Dutch dak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdakroof
2Middle Dutchdacroof
3Old Dutchthak—
4Proto-West Germanicþakroof, cover
5Proto-Germanicþakąroof, cover
6Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lekaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic likkōn →