Where does “lecken” come from?

lecken (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch leccon, from Proto-West Germanic likkōn, from Proto-Germanic lekaną, from Proto-Indo-European leg- — to leak.

lecken (Middle Dutch): to lick; Synonym of lēken

Definitions

  1. to lick; Synonym of lēken

Ancestry of “lecken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchlecconto lick
2Proto-West Germaniclikkōnto lick
3Proto-GermaniclekanąTo leak; seep; drip
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleg-to leak

Words derived from “lecken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leg- →