Where does “leck” come from?
leck (Middle Low German) comes 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...
Ancestry of “leck”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | lecken | to leak |
| 2 | Old Saxon | lekkian | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lakjaną | To cause to wet; moisten |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
Words derived from “leck”