Where does “史萊姆” come from?

史萊姆 (Chinese) comes from English slime, from Old English slīm, from Proto-Germanic slīmą, from Proto-Indo-European sley- — smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear.

史萊姆 (Chinese): slime

Definitions

  1. slime

Ancestry of “史萊姆”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslimeSoft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive...
2Old Englishslīmslime
3Proto-Germanicslīmąslime; mucus
4Proto-Indo-Europeansley-smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sley- →