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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchslīk—
2Proto-Germanicslīką—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansley-smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear

Words derived from “slijc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slīką →Every word from Old Dutch slīk →
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