Where does “sleght” come from?

sleght (Middle English) comes from Old English sliht, from Proto-Germanic slihtaz, from Proto-Germanic slīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- — to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

sleght (Middle English): Alternative form of slight; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of slight; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “sleght”, step by step

sleght traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English sliht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishslihtlevel; smooth; a striking; a stroke; flash
2Proto-Germanicslihtazslippery; smooth; flat; level
3Proto-Germanicslīkanąto slide, to slip
4Proto-Indo-Europeansleyǵ-to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

via Old Norse slœgð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseslœgðtrick, sleight, slyness
2Proto-Germanicslōgiþō—
3Proto-Germanicslōgizable to strike; sly, cunning, clever
4Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slīkaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic slihtaz →