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Where does “lèchefrite” come from?

lèchefrite (French) comes from Middle French lechefroie, from Middle French lecher, from Old French lechier, from Vulgar Latin *liccāre, from Proto-West Germanic likkōn, from Proto-Germanic lekaną, from Proto-Indo-European leg- — to leak.

lèchefrite (French): dripping-pan

Definitions

  1. dripping-pan

Ancestry of “lèchefrite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchlechefroie—
2Middle Frenchlecher—
3Old Frenchlechier—
4Vulgar Latin*liccāre—
5Proto-West Germaniclikkōnto lick
6Proto-GermaniclekanąTo leak; seep; drip
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleg-to leak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leg- →