lekken

Meaning

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

Concepts

leak

flee

lap

lick

ooze

run

Translations

vazar

fuir

lecken

leck sein

διαρρέω

faire eau

filtrar

perdere

trapelare

percolare

pereo

hacer agua

تَسَرَبَ

perder

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: lecken

Inherited from Old Dutch: *lekken

Inherited from Old Dutch: leckon

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.