Where does “inleakage” come from?
inleakage (English) comes from English leakage, from English leak, from Middle English leken, from Middle Dutch lēken, from Old Dutch lekan, from Proto-West Germanic *lekan, from Proto-Germanic lekaną, from Proto-Indo-European leg- — to leak.
inleakage (English): A leak inward from the outside
Definitions
- A leak inward from the outside
Ancestry of “inleakage”, step by step
inleakage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English leakage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | leakage | an act of leaking, or something that leaks; the... |
| 2 | English | leak | A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits... |
| 3 | Middle English | leken | to let water in or out |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | lēken | to leak, to be leaky |
| 5 | Old Dutch | lekan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *lekan | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lekaną | To leak; seep; drip |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leg- | to leak |