Where does “sleikur” come from?

sleikur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sleikja, from Old Norse sleikja, from Proto-Germanic *laigōną, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- — to lick.

sleikur (Icelandic): a French kiss

Definitions

  1. a French kiss

Ancestry of “sleikur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsleikjato lick; a kitchen utensil used to remove a...
2Old Norsesleikja—
3Proto-Germanic*laigōną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *laigōną →Every word from Old Norse sleikja →