Where does “slīm” come from?

slīm (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic slīmą, from Proto-Indo-European sley- — smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear.

slīm (Old English): slime

Definitions

  1. slime

Ancestry of “slīm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicslīmąslime; mucus
2Proto-Indo-Europeansley-smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear

Words derived from “slīm”

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