Where does “leak” come from?

leak (German) comes from English leak, from Middle English leken, from Middle Dutch lēken, from Old Dutch lekan, from Proto-West Germanic *lekan, from Proto-Germanic lekaną, from Proto-Indo-European leg- — to leak.

leak (German): singular imperative of leaken; first-person...

Definitions

singular imperative of leaken; first-person...

Ancestry of “leak”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	leak	A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits...
2	Middle English	leken	to let water in or out
3	Middle Dutch	lēken	to leak, to be leaky
4	Old Dutch	lekan	—
5	Proto-West Germanic	*lekan	—
6	Proto-Germanic	lekaną	To leak; seep; drip
7	Proto-Indo-European	leg-	to leak

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leg- →