lekken

Nghĩa (Tiếng Anh)

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

Từ nguyên (Tiếng Anh)

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.