Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “slīm” come from?

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

Ancestry of “slīm”, step by step

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

Words derived from “slīm”

  • Darmschleimhaut
  • Schleimhaut
  • Schleim
  • Gebärmutterschleimhaut
  • schleimig
  • šlajm
  • шлајм
  • slīm
  • Schläim
  • schläimen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sley- →