Where does “sleikja” come from?

sleikja (Faroese) comes from Old Norse sleikja, from Proto-Germanic *laigōną, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- — to lick.

sleikja (Faroese): to lick

Definitions

  1. to lick

Ancestry of “sleikja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesleikja—
2Proto-Germanic*laigōną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *laigōną →Every word from Old Norse sleikja →
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