Where does “slīker” come from?

slīker (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse slíkr, from Proto-Germanic swalīkaz, from Proto-Germanic swa, from Proto-Germanic swē, from Proto-Indo-European swē — self (reflexive pronoun).

Ancestry of “slīker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseslíkrsmooth; sleek, smooth
2Proto-Germanicswalīkazsuch, that kind of, that sort of
3Proto-Germanicswaso, thus, in this manner
4Proto-Germanicswēlike, similar to; just like, in the same manner...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswēself (reflexive pronoun)

Words derived from “slīker

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