Where does “Leck” come from?

Leck (German) comes from Middle Low German lek, from Latin lāicus, from Ancient Greek λαϊκός, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

Leck (German): leak

Definitions

  1. leak

Ancestry of “Leck”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanlek—
2Latinlāicuslay (of the laity)
3Ancient Greekλαϊκόςof the people; popular
4Ancient Greekλᾱόςpeople; men; the people
5Proto-Helleniclāwóspeople, crowd
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂wospeople
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic lāwós →