Where does “lekado” come from?

lekado (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto leki, from German lecken, from Middle High German lecken, from Old High German lecchōn, from Proto-West Germanic likkōn, from Proto-Germanic lekaną, from Proto-Indo-European leg- — to leak.

lekado (Esperanto): licking

Definitions

  1. licking

Ancestry of “lekado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantolekito lick
2Germanleckento lick; to leak; to seep
3Middle High Germanleckenlick; to hop
4Old High Germanlecchōn—
5Proto-West Germaniclikkōnto lick
6Proto-GermaniclekanąTo leak; seep; drip
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleg-to leak

Words derived from “lekado”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lekaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic likkōn →