lekken
Meaning
- (intransitive) to leak, be leaky
- (transitive) to leak, illicitly release information
- (Southern) to lick
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Etymology
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.
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