Where does “leakless” come from?

leakless (English) comes 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.

leakless (English): Without leaks

Definitions

  1. Without leaks

Ancestry of “leakless”, step by step

leakless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English leak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishleakA crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits...
2Middle Englishlekento let water in or out
3Middle Dutchlēkento leak, to be leaky
4Old Dutchlekan—
5Proto-West Germanic*lekan—
6Proto-GermaniclekanąTo leak; seep; drip
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleg-to leak

via English less

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlessTo a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2Middle Englishlesfalse; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4Proto-Germanic*laus—

Words derived from “leakless”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leg- →