Where does “uitlekken” come from?

uitlekken (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.

uitlekken (Dutch): to leak out

Definitions

  1. to leak out

Ancestry of “uitlekken”, step by step

uitlekken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch lekken

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

via Dutch uit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchuitout, from the inside to the outside; out, off;...
2Middle Dutchuut—
3Old Dutchūtoutside
4Proto-West Germanic*ūtout, outward
5Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leg- →