Where does “Lecker” come from?

Lecker (German) comes from Middle High German lecker, from Old High German leckāri.

Lecker (German): licker, one who licks

Definitions

  1. licker, one who licks

Ancestry of “Lecker”, step by step

Lecker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German lecker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlecker—
2Old High Germanleckāri—

via Middle High German leckære

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanleckære—
2Old High Germanlekkāri—
Every word from Old High German leckāri →Every word from Middle High German lecker →