Where does “slīken” come from?

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

slīken (Middle Low German): to slide

Definitions

  1. to slide

Ancestry of “slīken”, step by step

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

Words derived from “slīken”

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