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Where does “sleyǵ-” come from?

sleyǵ- (Proto-Indo-European): to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

Definitions

  1. to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

Words derived from “sleyǵ-”

  • slightly
  • slight
  • sleek
  • slick
  • sleight
  • slighter
  • slicker
  • slightness
  • sleeker
  • slickness
  • sleekness
  • sleekly
  • slickly
  • sleekit
  • sleeking
  • slike
  • sleeky
  • slicken
  • slickster
  • sleightly
  • slighteth
  • slickered
  • unslick
  • slicht