Where does “slak” come from?
slak (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch slak, from Middle Dutch slecke, from Old Dutch slekki, from Proto-Germanic slikkō.
slak (Afrikaans): snail
Ancestry of “slak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | slak | snail, slug; slag; hard, molten leftovers of... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | slecke | snail |
| 3 | Old Dutch | slekki | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | slikkō | — |