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Where does “slacke” come from?

slacke (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch slecke, from Old Dutch slekki, from Proto-Germanic slikkō.

Ancestry of “slacke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsleckesnail
2Old Dutchslekki—
3Proto-Germanicslikkō—

Words derived from “slacke”

  • aardslak
  • slakkengang
  • slak
  • slak
Every word from Proto-Germanic slikkō →