Where does “slijk” come from?

slijk (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch slijc, from Old Dutch slīk, from Proto-Germanic slīką, from Proto-Indo-European sley- — smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear.

slijk (Dutch): mud

Definitions

  1. mud

Ancestry of “slijk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchslijc—
2Old Dutchslīk—
3Proto-Germanicslīką—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansley-smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear

Words derived from “slijk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slīką →Every word from Old Dutch slīk →