Where does “slím” come from?

slím (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse slím, from Proto-Germanic slīmą, from Proto-Indo-European sley- — smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear.

slím (Icelandic): slime, mucus

Definitions

  1. slime, mucus

Ancestry of “slím”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseslímslime
2Proto-Germanicslīmąslime; mucus
3Proto-Indo-Europeansley-smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear

Words derived from “slím”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slīmą →Every word from Old Norse slím →