Where does “lecken” come from?

lecken (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon lekkian, from Proto-Germanic lakjaną, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

lecken (Middle Low German): to leak

Definitions

  1. to leak

Ancestry of “lecken”, step by step

lecken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon lekkian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonlekkian—
2Proto-GermaniclakjanąTo cause to wet; moisten
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Proto-West Germanic likkōn

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

Words derived from “lecken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lakjaną →Every word from Old Saxon lekkian →