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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicslīką—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansley-smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear

Words derived from “slīk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slīką →