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Where does “leccon” come from?

leccon (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic likkōn, from Proto-Germanic lekaną, from Proto-Indo-European leg- — to leak.

leccon (Old Dutch): to lick

Definitions

  1. to lick

Ancestry of “leccon”, step by step

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

Words derived from “leccon”

  • likken
  • ballenlikker
  • aflikken
  • gatlikker
  • likker
  • hielenlikker
  • lik
  • kontlikker
  • lecken
  • licken
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leg- →