Where does “arslikhan” come from?
arslikhan (English) comes from English arse-licking, from English licking, from English lick, from German leute, from Middle High German liute, from Old High German liuti, from Proto-West Germanic *liud(i), from Proto-Germanic liudīz — to grow; people.
arslikhan (English): Overt flattery, especially in print
Definitions
- Overt flattery, especially in print
Ancestry of “arslikhan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | arse-licking | Sycophancy; Anilingus |
| 2 | English | licking | An act of licking; A severe beating; A great loss... |
| 3 | English | lick | The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue; The... |
| 4 | German | leute | people several individual persons, a group of people in general, esp. of one kind or another, folk (folks), peeps slang, guys (boys and/or girls) |
| 5 | Middle High German | liute | — |
| 6 | Old High German | liuti | people, subordinates |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *liud(i) | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | liudīz | man, person |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁léwdʰis | people |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lewdʰ- | to grow; people |