Where does “sleikja” come from?
sleikja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic *laigōną, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- — to lick.
Ancestry of “sleikja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *laigōną | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵʰ- | to lick |
Words derived from “sleikja”