Where does “pourlécher” come from?

pourlécher (French) comes from French lécher, 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.

pourlécher (French): To lick all around; To lick one's lips

Definitions

  1. To lick all around; To lick one's lips

Ancestry of “pourlécher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlécherto lick; to polish, to refine
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- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lekaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic likkōn →
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