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Where does “lekker” come from?

lekker (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål lekke, 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...

lekker (Norwegian Bokmål): present of lekke

Definitions

  1. present of lekke

Ancestry of “lekker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållekkedefinite singular of lekk; plural of lekk; to...
2Danishlække—
3Middle Low Germanleckento leak
4Old Saxonlekkian—
5Proto-GermaniclakjanąTo cause to wet; moisten
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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