Where does “slīk” come from?

slīk (Middle Low German) comes from Middle Low German slīken, from Proto-Germanic slīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- — to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

Ancestry of “slīk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanslīkento slide
2Proto-Germanicslīkanąto slide, to slip
3Proto-Indo-Europeansleyǵ-to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

Words derived from “slīk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slīkaną →Every word from Middle Low German slīken →