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

Definitions

  1. snail

Ancestry of “slak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchslaksnail, slug; slag; hard, molten leftovers of...
2Middle Dutchsleckesnail
3Old Dutchslekki—
4Proto-Germanicslikkō—
Every word from Proto-Germanic slikkō →Every word from Old Dutch slekki →Every word from Middle Dutch slecke →
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