Etymograph

English

lech

Back-formation from lecher.

Another origin of lech

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pleh₂-‘flat’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pl̥keh₂reconstructed
  3. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*ɸlikkā‘stone’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*llex‘stone’reconstructed
  5. Middle Welshc. 1150–1500llech
  6. Welshc. 1500–presentllech‘slate, slab’
  7. Englishtodaylech

Today it means

noun A strong, lecherous desire or craving.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / lech