Where does “lekan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lekan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*lekan
2Proto-GermaniclekanąTo leak; seep; drip
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleg-to leak

Words derived from “lekan

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leg-Every word from Proto-Germanic lekanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *lekan