Where does “slecht” come from?

slecht (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch slecht, from Old Dutch sleht, from Proto-Germanic slihtaz, from Proto-Germanic slīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- — to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

slecht (Dutch): bad; ordinary, simple, common, mean

Definitions

  1. bad; ordinary, simple, common, mean

Ancestry of “slecht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchslechtsmooth, flat
2Old Dutchsleht—
3Proto-Germanicslihtazslippery; smooth; flat; level
4Proto-Germanicslīkanąto slide, to slip
5Proto-Indo-Europeansleyǵ-to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

Words derived from “slecht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slīkaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic slihtaz →