Where does “leaklessness” come from?
leaklessness (English) comes from English leakless, 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.
leaklessness (English): Absence of leaks
Definitions
- Absence of leaks
Ancestry of “leaklessness”, step by step
leaklessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English leakless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | leakless | Without leaks |
| 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |