Where does “lekjen” come from?

lekjen (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German lecken, from Old Saxon lekkian, from Proto-Germanic lakjaną, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

lekjen (Plautdietsch): to lick

Definitions

  1. to lick

Ancestry of “lekjen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanleckento leak
2Old Saxonlekkian—
3Proto-GermaniclakjanąTo cause to wet; moisten
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “lekjen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lakjaną →Every word from Old Saxon lekkian →