Where does “slíkr” come from?
slíkr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic swalīkaz, from Proto-Germanic swa, from Proto-Germanic swē, from Proto-Indo-European swē.
slíkr (Old Norse): smooth; sleek, smooth
Ancestry of “slíkr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | swalīkaz | such, that kind of, that sort of |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | swa | so, thus, in this manner |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swē | like, similar to; just like, in the same manner... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swē | — |
Words derived from “slíkr”