Where does “lekken” come from?

lekken (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic lakjaną, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Ancestry of “lekken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermaniclakjanąTo cause to wet; moisten
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic lakjaną
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