Where does “lekar” come from?

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

lekar (Westrobothnian): leak

Definitions

  1. leak

Ancestry of “lekar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Westrobothnianlekato drip; to leak
2Old Norselekato drip, dribble; to leak, be leaky; to make...
3Proto-GermaniclekanąTo leak; seep; drip
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleg-to leak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lekaną →Every word from Old Norse leka →
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