Where does “לעקערל” come from?
לעקערל (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish לעקער, from Yiddish לעקן, from Middle High German lecken, from Old High German lecchōn, from Proto-West Germanic likkōn, from Proto-Germanic lekaną, from Proto-Indo-European leg- — to leak.
לעקערל (Yiddish): lollipop
Ancestry of “לעקערל”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | לעקער | licker |
| 2 | Yiddish | לעקן | to lick; plural of לעק |
| 3 | Middle High German | lecken | lick; to hop |
| 4 | Old High German | lecchōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | likkōn | to lick |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lekaną | To leak; seep; drip |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leg- | to leak |