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Where does “*lekan” come from?

*lekan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic lekaną, from Proto-Indo-European leg- — to leak.

Ancestry of “*lekan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermaniclekanąTo leak; seep; drip
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleg-to leak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leg- →