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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lakjaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *lekaną (to leak) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑk.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*lakjaną

  1. To cause to wet; moisten

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *lakkjan
    • Old English: leċċan
      • Middle English: *lecchen, *lechen
    • Old Frisian: *letza, lekka
    • Old Saxon: *lekkian
      • Middle Low German: lecken, legkken
        • German Low German: lecken
        • Danish: lække
    • Old Dutch: *lecken
    • Old High German: lekken, lecken
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