Where does “slak” come from?

slak (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch slecke, from Old Dutch slekki, from Proto-Germanic slikkō.

slak (Dutch): snail, slug; slag; hard, molten leftovers of...

Definitions

  1. snail, slug; slag; hard, molten leftovers of...

Ancestry of “slak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsleckesnail
2Old Dutchslekki—
3Proto-Germanicslikkō—

Words derived from “slak”

Every word from Proto-Germanic slikkō →Every word from Old Dutch slekki →Every word from Middle Dutch slecke →