schlecken

Meaning

to lick, to lap

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃlɛ.kən/
Etymology

From Middle High German slecken, from Old High German *slikkon, from Proto-West Germanic *slikkōn, from Proto-Germanic *slikkōną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ- (“to lick”). Cognate with Bavarian schleckn and Dutch slikken.

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