Where does “slicke” come from?

slicke (Middle English) comes from Old English slīc, from Proto-Germanic slīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- — to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

Ancestry of “slicke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishslīcsleek, smooth; crafty, cunning, slick
2Proto-Germanicslīkazslick, smooth; sleek, smooth
3Proto-Indo-Europeansleyǵ-to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

Words derived from “slicke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slīkaz →Every word from Old English slīc →