Where does “lek” come from?

lek (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch leken, from Old Dutch lekan, from Proto-West Germanic *lekan, from Proto-Germanic lekaną, from Proto-Indo-European leg- — to leak.

lek (Dutch): leak; leaky

Definitions

  1. leak; leaky

Ancestry of “lek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlekento leak, to be leaky; to leak away, to flow away
2Old Dutchlekan—
3Proto-West Germanic*lekan—
4Proto-GermaniclekanąTo leak; seep; drip
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleg-to leak

Words derived from “lek”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lekaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *lekan →
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