Where does “likken” come from?

likken (Middle English) comes from Old English liccian, from Proto-West Germanic likkōn, from Proto-Germanic lekaną, from Proto-Indo-European leg- — to leak.

likken (Middle English): to lick

Definitions

  1. to lick

Ancestry of “likken”, step by step

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

Words derived from “likken”

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