Where does “hielenlikker” come from?

hielenlikker (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.

hielenlikker (Dutch): bootlicker, flunky, arse-licker, sycophant

Definitions

  1. bootlicker, flunky, arse-licker, sycophant

Ancestry of “hielenlikker”, step by step

hielenlikker 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 hiel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhielheel, part of the foot; analogous part of...
2Middle Dutchhiele—
3Old Dutchhela—
4Proto-Germanichanhilazheel
5Proto-Germanichanhazheel
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱenk-to hang
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lekaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic likkōn →