Where does “lēken” come from?

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

lēken (Middle Dutch): to leak, to be leaky

Definitions

  1. to leak, to be leaky

Ancestry of “lēken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchlekan—
2Proto-West Germanic*lekan—
3Proto-GermaniclekanąTo leak; seep; drip
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleg-to leak

Words derived from “lēken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lekaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *lekan →