Where does “Leake” come from?
Leake (English) comes from Old Norse lœkr, from Proto-Germanic lōkiz, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Ancestry of “Leake”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | lœkr | brook, rivulet |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | lōkiz | brook; stream |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
Words derived from “Leake”