Where does “slaik” come from?

slaik (Elfdalian) comes from Old Norse slíkr, from Proto-Germanic swalīkaz, from Proto-Germanic swa, from Proto-Germanic swē, from Proto-Indo-European swē — self (reflexive pronoun).

slaik (Elfdalian): like that, that way, so

Definitions

  1. like that, that way, so

Ancestry of “slaik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseslíkrsmooth; sleek, smooth
2Proto-Germanicswalīkazsuch, that kind of, that sort of
3Proto-Germanicswaso, thus, in this manner
4Proto-Germanicswēlike, similar to; just like, in the same manner...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswēself (reflexive pronoun)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swē →Every word from Proto-Germanic swē →Every word from Proto-Germanic swa →
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