lek

Meaning

lekken

(intransitive) to leak, be leaky
(transitive) to leak, illicitly release information
(Southern) to lick

ontvluchting

διαρροή

qui fuit

Weltflucht

Frequency

Inherited from Middle Dutch

lek

Inherited from Old Dutch

*lek

Cognate with Old English

hlec

Cognate with Icelandic

lekur

In summary

From Middle Dutch lek, from Old Dutch *lek, from Proto-West Germanic *lek, from Proto-Germanic *lekaz; compare Old English hlec, Icelandic lekur.

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