Where does “Sliem” come from?

Sliem (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian slīm, from Proto-Germanic slīmą, from Proto-Indo-European sley- — smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear.

Sliem (Saterland Frisian): mucus; slime; phlegm

Definitions

  1. mucus; slime; phlegm

Ancestry of “Sliem”, step by step

Sliem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Frisian slīm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianslīm—
2Proto-Germanicslīmąslime; mucus
3Proto-Indo-Europeansley-smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear

via Arabic سَلَام

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسَلَامpeace; hello; greeting; peace
2Proto-Semiticšalām-peace, well-being, welfare

Words derived from “Sliem”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slīmą →Every word from Old Frisian slīm →