Where does “leki” come from?

leki (Esperanto) comes 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.

leki (Esperanto): to lick

Definitions

  1. to lick

Ancestry of “leki”, step by step

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

Words derived from “leki”

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