Where does “schlecken” come from?

schlecken (German) comes from Middle English slecken, from Old Dutch slikkon, from Proto-Germanic slikkōną, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- — to lick.

schlecken (German): to lick, to lap

Definitions

  1. to lick, to lap

Ancestry of “schlecken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishslecken—
2Old Dutchslikkon—
3Proto-Germanicslikkōną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick

Words derived from “schlecken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- →