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Where does “slik” come from?

slik (Danish) comes from Danish slikke, from Middle Low German slicken, from Proto-Germanic slikkōną, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- — to lick.

slik (Danish): candy, sweet; the act of licking; a little amount...

Definitions

  1. candy, sweet; the act of licking; a little amount...

Ancestry of “slik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishslikketo lick
2Middle Low Germanslicken—
3Proto-Germanicslikkōną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- →