Where does “slíma” come from?

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

slíma (Icelandic): to become mucous or slimy, to fill up with slime

Definitions

  1. to become mucous or slimy, to fill up with slime

Ancestry of “slíma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseslímslime
2Proto-Germanicslīmąslime; mucus
3Proto-Indo-Europeansley-smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slīmą →Every word from Old Norse slím →