Where does “slekken” come from?
slekken (Middle English) comes from Old Norse sløkkva, from Proto-Germanic slakwjaną, from Proto-Germanic slekwaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lew- — to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,...
Ancestry of “slekken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | sløkkva | to extinguish, quench, slake |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | slakwjaną | to clear, delete |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | slekwaną | to go out; become extinguished; to extinguish, go... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)lew- | to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,... |
Words derived from “slekken”