Where does “slijc” come from?
slijc (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch slīk, from Proto-Germanic slīką, from Proto-Indo-European sley- — smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear.
Ancestry of “slijc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | slīk | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | slīką | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sley- | smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear |
Words derived from “slijc”