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
Ancestry of “daklekkage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | lekkage | leakage |
| 2 | Dutch | lekken | to leak; to lick |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | lecken | to lick; Synonym of lēken |
| 4 | Old Dutch | leccon | to lick |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | likkōn | to lick |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lekaną | To leak; seep; drip |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leg- | to leak |