English
Leake
Leake comes from Old Norse lœkr ‘stream, brook’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *leg- ‘to leak, drain’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leg-‘to leak, drain’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*lōkiz‘brook’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350lœkr‘stream, brook’
- EnglishtodayLeake
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leg-‘to leak, drain’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*lōkiz‘brook’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350lœkr‘stream, brook’
- EnglishtodayLeake
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *leg- ‘to leak, drain’
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *leg- / Leake