Where does “lekkage” come from?

lekkage (Dutch) comes 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.

lekkage (Dutch): leakage

Definitions

  1. leakage

Ancestry of “lekkage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlekkento leak; to lick
2Middle Dutchleckento lick; Synonym of lēken
3Old Dutchlecconto lick
4Proto-West Germaniclikkōnto lick
5Proto-GermaniclekanąTo leak; seep; drip
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleg-to leak

Words derived from “lekkage”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leg- →