lekken

Significat (anglès)

1. (intransitive) to leak, be leaky
2. (transitive) to leak, illicitly release information
3. (Southern) to lick

Etimologia (anglès)

From Middle Dutch lecken, from Old Dutch *lekken, which was merged from Proto-West Germanic *lakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *lakjaną and Proto-West Germanic *lekan, from Proto-Germanic *lekaną.
The "to lick" sense is derived from Middle Dutch lecken, from Old Dutch leckon, from Proto-West Germanic *likkōn, from Proto-Germanic *likkōną.