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 — self (reflexive pronoun).

slíkr (Old Norse): smooth; sleek, smooth

Definitions

  1. smooth; sleek, smooth

Ancestry of “slíkr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswalīkazsuch, that kind of, that sort of
2Proto-Germanicswaso, thus, in this manner
3Proto-Germanicswēlike, similar to; just like, in the same manner...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswēself (reflexive pronoun)

Words derived from “slíkr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swē →Every word from Proto-Germanic swē →Every word from Proto-Germanic swa →