Where does “slechte” come from?

slechte (Dutch) comes from Dutch slecht, 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...

slechte (Dutch): bad person; the bad guys

Definitions

  1. bad person; the bad guys

Ancestry of “slechte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchslechtbad; ordinary, simple, common, mean
2Middle Dutchslechtsmooth, flat
3Old Dutchsleht—
4Proto-Germanicslihtazslippery; smooth; flat; level
5Proto-Germanicslīkanąto slide, to slip
6Proto-Indo-Europeansleyǵ-to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

Words derived from “slechte”

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