Where does “slimy” come from?

Slimy comes from Middle English slymy, from Old English slīm, from Proto-Germanic slīmą, from Proto-Indo-European sley-.

slimy (English): Of or pertaining to slime; resembling, of the...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to slime; resembling, of the...

Ancestry of “slimy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishslymy—
2Old Englishslīmslime
3Proto-Germanicslīmąslime; mucus
4Proto-Indo-Europeansley-smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear

Words derived from “slimy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slīmą →Every word from Old English slīm →