Where does “lekken” come from?

lekken (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch lecken, from Old Dutch leccon, from Proto-West Germanic likkōn, from Proto-Germanic lekaną, from Proto-Indo-European leg- — to leak.

lekken (Dutch): to leak; to lick

Definitions

  1. to leak; to lick

Ancestry of “lekken”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lekken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leg- →