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
Ancestry of “sleikur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | sleikja | to lick; a kitchen utensil used to remove a... |
| 2 | Old Norse | sleikja | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *laigōną | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵʰ- | to lick |