Where does “kiplekker” come from?

kiplekker (Dutch) comes from Dutch lekker, 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.

kiplekker (Dutch): Very healthy, very well, in excellent health

Definitions

  1. Very healthy, very well, in excellent health

Ancestry of “kiplekker”, step by step

kiplekker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch lekker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchlekkerHaving a nice taste, tasty, delectable; Good,...
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 kip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchkipA chicken, Gallus gallus domesticus; A female...
2Laoກີບhoof; kip
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leg- →