lek

Bedeutung (English)

Concepts

Lek

rackeln

Synonyms

perform courtship rituals

Frequenz

42k
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/lɛk/
Etymology (English)

In summary

From Germanic roots meaning "play". In the biology sense, it comes specifically from Swedish lek (“child's play”), by means of Swedish leka (“to play”). The verb is first attested in English in 1871 and the noun at least as early as 1867.

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