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
- definite singular of lekk; plural of lekk; to...
Ancestry of “lekke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | lække | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | lecken | to leak |
| 3 | Old Saxon | lekkian | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lakjaną | To cause to wet; moisten |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
Words derived from “lekke”