leka

Old Norse

verb
Definitions
  • to drip, dribble
  • (intransitive) to leak, be leaky

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *lekaną (leak, drain) root from Proto-Indo-European *leg- (drain, leak).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*leg-

Gloss

drain, leak

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