Where does “slīcan” come from?
slīcan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic slīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- — to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...
slīcan (Old English): to strike; to crawl, slink
Definitions
- to strike; to crawl, slink
Ancestry of “slīcan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | slīkaną | to slide, to slip |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sleyǵ- | to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to... |
Words derived from “slīcan”