Where does “schlääch” come from?

schlääch (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German sleht, from Proto-Germanic slihtaz, from Proto-Germanic slīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- — to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

schlääch (Central Franconian): bad; not good

Definitions

  1. bad; not good

Ancestry of “schlääch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanslehteven
2Proto-Germanicslihtazslippery; smooth; flat; level
3Proto-Germanicslīkanąto slide, to slip
4Proto-Indo-Europeansleyǵ-to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slīkaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic slihtaz →