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Where does “sleht” come from?

sleht (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic slihtaz, from Proto-Germanic slīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- — to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

sleht (Old High German): even

Definitions

  1. even

Ancestry of “sleht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicslihtazslippery; smooth; flat; level
2Proto-Germanicslīkanąto slide, to slip
3Proto-Indo-Europeansleyǵ-to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

Words derived from “sleht”

  • grottenschlecht
  • spottschlecht
  • schlecht
  • verschlechtern
  • schlechtreden
  • slihti
  • sleht
  • schlääch
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