Where does “schleichen” come from?
schleichen (German) comes from Middle High German slīchen, from Old High German slīhhan, from Proto-West Germanic *slīkan, from Proto-Germanic slīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- — to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...
schleichen (German): to move in a quiet and inconspicuous manner,...
Definitions
- to move in a quiet and inconspicuous manner,...
Ancestry of “schleichen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | slīchen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | slīhhan | to creep |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *slīkan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | slīkaną | to slide, to slip |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sleyǵ- | to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to... |