Where does “スライム” come from?

スライム (Japanese) comes from English slime, from Old English slīm, from Proto-Germanic slīmą, from Proto-Indo-European sley- — smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear.

スライム (Japanese): slime

Definitions

  1. slime

Ancestry of “スライム”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslimeSoft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive...
2Old Englishslīmslime
3Proto-Germanicslīmąslime; mucus
4Proto-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 English slīm →