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Where does “lekkon” come from?

lekkon (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic likkōną, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- — to lick.

lekkon (Frankish): to lick

Definitions

  1. to lick

Ancestry of “lekkon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclikkōnąto lick
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick

Words derived from “lekkon”

  • lecherous
  • lechery
  • lecher
  • lech
  • lecherously
  • lecherousness
  • lechy
  • unlecherous
  • lechfest
  • leccare
  • lécheur
  • lèche-cul
  • pourlécher
  • léchage
  • lécha
  • lécher
  • lechour
  • lecherous
  • licherous
  • lecheor
  • lecher
  • lecherie
  • lecherous
  • lescher
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