Where does “sléttr” come from?

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

sléttr (Old Norse): even

Definitions

  1. even

Ancestry of “sléttr”, 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 “sléttr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slīkaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic slihtaz →