Where does “lekke” come from?

lekke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish lække, 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...

lekke (Norwegian Bokmål): definite singular of lekk; plural of lekk; to...

Definitions

  1. definite singular of lekk; plural of lekk; to...

Ancestry of “lekke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlækketo leak; to allow fluid to escape or enter something that should be sealed
2Middle Low Germanleckento leak
3Old Saxonlekkian—
4Proto-GermaniclakjanąTo cause to wet; moisten
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “lekke”

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