Where does “læka” come from?

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

læka (Old Swedish): to leak

Definitions

  1. to leak

Ancestry of “læka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselekato drip, dribble; to leak, be leaky; to make...
2Proto-GermaniclekanąTo leak; seep; drip
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleg-to leak

Words derived from “læka

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leg-