Etymology Explorer › Old Norse

Where does “leka” come from?

leka (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic lekaną, from Proto-Indo-European leg- — to leak.

leka (Old Norse): to drip, dribble; to leak, be leaky; to make...

Definitions

  1. to drip, dribble; to leak, be leaky; to make...

Ancestry of “leka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermaniclekanąTo leak; seep; drip
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleg-to leak

Words derived from “leka”

  • leak
  • leakage
  • leaks
  • leaky
  • leakiness
  • microleakage
  • leakproof
  • leaker
  • aleak
  • nonleaky
  • antileak
  • leakless
  • superleak
  • leakproofness
  • leaketh
  • leakily
  • inleak
  • antileakage
  • leakee
  • microleak
  • leakest
  • megaleak
  • Leakgate
  • nonleaker
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