Where does “*slīkan” come from?

*slīkan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic slīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- — to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

*slīkan (Proto-West Germanic): to slide, to slip

Definitions

  1. to slide, to slip

Ancestry of “*slīkan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicslīkanąto slide, to slip
2Proto-Indo-Europeansleyǵ-to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

Words derived from “*slīkan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slīkaną →