Where does “slīchen” come from?

slīchen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German slīhhan, from Proto-West Germanic *slīkan, from Proto-Germanic slīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- — to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

slīchen (Middle High German): to move slowly and quietly; to crawl, to sneak

Definitions

  1. to move slowly and quietly; to crawl, to sneak

Ancestry of “slīchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanslīhhanto creep
2Proto-West Germanic*slīkanto slide, to slip
3Proto-Germanicslīkanąto slide, to slip
4Proto-Indo-Europeansleyǵ-to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

Words derived from “slīchen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slīkaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *slīkan →