Etymology Explorer › Old French

Where does “lekier” come from?

lekier (Old French) comes from Frankish lekkon, from Proto-Germanic likkōną, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- — to lick.

Ancestry of “lekier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishlekkonto lick
2Proto-Germaniclikkōnąto lick
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick

Words derived from “lekier”

  • lecherous
  • lechery
  • lecher
  • lech
  • lecherously
  • lecherousness
  • lechy
  • unlecherous
  • lechfest
  • licherous
  • lechour
  • lecherous
  • lecheor
  • lecherous
  • lecherie
  • licherie
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