Where does “leachtub” come from?
leachtub (English) comes from English leach, from Middle English leche, from Old English lǣċe, from Proto-West Germanic lākī, from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
leachtub (English): A tub used as a container for a substance being...
Definitions
- A tub used as a container for a substance being...
Ancestry of “leachtub”, step by step
leachtub traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English leach
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | leach | A quantity of wood ashes, through which water... |
| 2 | Middle English | leche | physician; leachate; sluggish stream; doctor,... |
| 3 | Old English | lǣċe | doctor, physician; blood-sucking worm; muddy... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lākī | doctor, physician |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lēkijaz | doctor, physician |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |