Where does “leakily” come from?
leakily (English) comes from English leaky, from Middle English leke, from Old English lēac, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum, from Proto-Celtic dūnom — smoke; mist, haze.
leakily (English): In a leaky way
Definitions
- In a leaky way
Ancestry of “leakily”, step by step
leakily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English leaky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | leaky | Having leaks; not fully sealed |
| 2 | Middle English | leke | A plant in the genus "Allium"; Something of... |
| 3 | Old English | lēac | onion, leek; leek; a garden herb, leek, onion,... |
| 4 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 7 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |