Where does “leck” come from?

leck (German) comes from Middle Low German leck, from Middle Low German lecken, from Old Saxon lekkian, from Proto-Germanic lakjaną, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

leck (German): leaky

Definitions

  1. leaky

Ancestry of “leck”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanleck—
2Middle Low Germanleckento leak
3Old Saxonlekkian—
4Proto-GermaniclakjanąTo cause to wet; moisten
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “leck”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lakjaną →Every word from Old Saxon lekkian →