Where does “slijkgeus” come from?

slijkgeus (Dutch) comes from Dutch geus, from Middle French gueux, from Middle Dutch guyte, from Middle Dutch gu(i)ten, from Old Norse gauta — to talk a lot.

slijkgeus (Dutch): Gomarist

Definitions

  1. Gomarist

Ancestry of “slijkgeus”, step by step

slijkgeus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch geus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchgeusA supporter of the insurrectionist faction in the...
2Middle Frenchgueuxbeggar
3Middle Dutchguyterascal, good-for-nothing, freeloader
4Middle Dutchgu(i)tento make fun of
5Old Norsegautato talk a lot

via Dutch slijk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchslijkmud
2Middle Dutchslijc—
3Old Dutchslīk—
4Proto-Germanicslīką—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansley-smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear
Every word from Old Norse gauta →Every word from Middle Dutch gu(i)ten →Every word from Middle Dutch guyte →