lekken

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

Frequency

C1
Etymology

In summary

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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