Where does “slīk” come from?
slīk (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic slīką, from Proto-Indo-European sley- — smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear.
Ancestry of “slīk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | slīką | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sley- | smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear |
Words derived from “slīk”