Where does “lekkasje” come from?

lekkasje (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Dutch lekkage, from Dutch lekken, from Middle Dutch lecken, from Old Dutch leccon, from Proto-West Germanic likkōn, from Proto-Germanic lekaną, from Proto-Indo-European leg- — to leak.

lekkasje (Norwegian Nynorsk): a leak

Definitions

  1. a leak

Ancestry of “lekkasje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlekkageleakage
2Dutchlekkento leak; to lick
3Middle Dutchleckento lick; Synonym of lēken
4Old Dutchlecconto lick
5Proto-West Germaniclikkōnto lick
6Proto-GermaniclekanąTo leak; seep; drip
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleg-to leak

Words derived from “lekkasje”

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