Where does “schlecht” come from?

schlecht (German) comes from German slecht, from Middle High German sleht, from Old High German sleht, from Proto-Germanic slihtaz, from Proto-Germanic slīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- — to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

schlecht (German): bad, evil, wicked; bad; bad, off

Definitions

  1. bad, evil, wicked; bad; bad, off

Ancestry of “schlecht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanslecht—
2Middle High Germansleht—
3Old High Germanslehteven
4Proto-Germanicslihtazslippery; smooth; flat; level
5Proto-Germanicslīkanąto slide, to slip
6Proto-Indo-Europeansleyǵ-to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

Words derived from “schlecht”

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