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Where does “sleck” come from?

sleck (English) comes from Middle English slecken, from Old Dutch slikkon, from Proto-Germanic slikkōną, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- — to lick.

sleck (English): Alternative form of slake; To slake; allay; cool;...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of slake; To slake; allay; cool;...

Ancestry of “sleck”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishslecken—
2Old Dutchslikkon—
3Proto-Germanicslikkōną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- →