Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “sleyǵ-”
123 words across 33 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- — including slightly, slight, sleek, slick, sleight, slighter, slicker, slightness.
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English (40)
- slightly
- slight
- sleek
- slick
- sleight
- slighter
- slicker
- slightness
- sleeker
- slickness
- sleekness
- sleekly
- slickly
- sleekit
- sleeking
- slike
- sleeky
- slicken
- slickster
- sleightly
- slighteth
- slickered
- unslick
- slicht
- unsleek
- sleeken
- superslick
- ultraslick
- slightish
- rainslicker
- slighten
- sleighty
- supersleek
- slightful
- sleightful
- slickwater
- slickhead
- outslick
- sleekish
- slightsome