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 gautaEvery word from Middle Dutch gu(i)tenEvery word from Middle Dutch guyte
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