Where does “sleht” come from?

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

Ancestry of “sleht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanslehteven
2Proto-Germanicslihtazslippery; smooth; flat; level
3Proto-Germanicslīkanąto slide, to slip
4Proto-Indo-Europeansleyǵ-to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

Words derived from “sleht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slīkaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic slihtaz →