Where does “slijm” come from?

slijm (Dutch) comes from Dutch zwam, from Middle Dutch swam, from Old Dutch swam, from Proto-Germanic *swammaz, from Proto-Indo-European swombh- — sponge, tree-fungus, swamp.

slijm (Dutch): slime; mucus

Definitions

  1. slime; mucus

Ancestry of “slijm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchzwamA fungus, mushroom; A sponge
2Middle Dutchswam—
3Old Dutchswam—
4Proto-Germanic*swammaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswombh-sponge, tree-fungus, swamp

Words derived from “slijm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swombh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *swammaz →Every word from Old Dutch swam →