לעקן

Yiddish

verb

Definitions

to lick

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German lecchōn derived from Proto-Germanic *likkōną (lick).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*likkōną

Gloss

lick

Concept

Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*leyǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European
*likkōną Proto-Germanic
liccian Old English
lecchōn Old High German
לעקער Yiddish
לעקערל Yiddish
*likkōn gmw-pro
leccon Old Dutch
leckon Old Dutch
*lekkon Frankish
*lekkon, *lekkōn Frankish