Where does “geondleccan” come from?

geondleccan (Old English) comes from Old English leċċan, from Proto-West Germanic *lakkjan, from Proto-Germanic lakjaną, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

geondleccan (Old English): to water, irrigate; to wet or moisten thoroughly

Definitions

  1. to water, irrigate; to wet or moisten thoroughly

Ancestry of “geondleccan”, step by step

geondleccan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English leċċan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishleċċanto make wet, moisten; to water, wet; to water,...
2Proto-West Germanic*lakkjanto wet, moisten
3Proto-GermaniclakjanąTo cause to wet; moisten
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Old English ġeond

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġeondthrough, throughout (+accusative)
2Proto-Germanicjend-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanī-ice, frost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lakjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *lakkjan →