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

slik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish slikke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishslikketo lick
2Middle Low Germanslicken—
3Proto-Germanicslikkōną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick

via Middle Low German slīk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanslīk—
2Middle Low Germanslīkento slide
3Proto-Germanicslīkanąto slide, to slip
4Proto-Indo-Europeansleyǵ-to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slikkōną →Every word from Middle Low German slicken →
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