Where does “slíkur” come from?
slíkur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse slíkr, from Proto-Germanic swalīkaz, from Proto-Germanic swa, from Proto-Germanic swē, from Proto-Indo-European swē.
slíkur (Faroese): such
Ancestry of “slíkur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | slíkr | smooth; sleek, smooth |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | swalīkaz | such, that kind of, that sort of |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swa | so, thus, in this manner |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swē | like, similar to; just like, in the same manner... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swē | — |