lekken

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Concepten

lekken

Etymologie (Engels)

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.