lœkr

Old Norse

noun

Definitions

brook, rivulet

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *lōkiz derived from Proto-Indo-European *leg- (drain, leak), *leg- (drain, leak).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*leg-

Gloss

drain, leak

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*leg- Proto-Indo-European
*lĀ̆g- Proto-Indo-European
*lakō Proto-Germanic
*lekaną Proto-Germanic
*lōkiz Proto-Germanic
lec Old English
lekaðr Old Norse
lekr Old Norse
lækjagrýta Icelandic
lækjasef Icelandic
lækjasóley Icelandic
lækur Icelandic
*legāti Proto-Celtic

lekr
lekaðr