Where does “Schlich” come from?

Schlich (German) comes from Middle High German slich, from Old High German slich, from Proto-Germanic slīką, from Proto-Indo-European sley- — smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear.

Schlich (German): trick; schlich; slitch, mud

Definitions

  1. trick; schlich; slitch, mud

Ancestry of “Schlich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanslich—
2Old High Germanslich—
3Proto-Germanicslīką—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansley-smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear

Words derived from “Schlich”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slīką →Every word from Old High German slich →
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