Where does “slīhhan” come from?

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

slīhhan (Old High German): to creep

Definitions

  1. to creep

Ancestry of “slīhhan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*slīkanto slide, to slip
2Proto-Germanicslīkanąto slide, to slip
3Proto-Indo-Europeansleyǵ-to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

Words derived from “slīhhan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slīkaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *slīkan →
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