Where does “gatlikker” come from?

gatlikker (Dutch) comes from Dutch likker, 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.

gatlikker (Dutch): sycophant, arse-kisser, shameless or even slavish...

Definitions

  1. sycophant, arse-kisser, shameless or even slavish...

Ancestry of “gatlikker”, step by step

gatlikker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch likker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlikkerlicker, one who licks
2Dutchlikkento 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 gat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgatgap, hole; godforsaken place, hamlet; port
2Middle Dutchgat—
3Old Dutchgat—
4Proto-Germanicgatąhole, opening, passage
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lekaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic likkōn →