leigh-

leigh-
To lick. Oldest form *leig̑h-, becoming *leigh- in centum languages.
1. electuary, lekvar, lichen, from Greek leikhein, to lick.
2. Zero-grade form *ligh-.
a. lick, from Old English liccian, to lick;
b. lecher, from Old French lechier, to live in debauchery. Both a and b from Germanic *likkōn.
3. Nasalized zero-grade form *li-n-gh-. anilingus, cunnilingus, from Latin lingere, to lick.
 
[Pokorny leig̑h- 668.]

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