Where does “sleek” come from?

sleek (Scots) comes from English slick, from Middle English slicke, from Old English slīc, from Proto-Germanic slīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- — to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

sleek (Scots): sleek; to sleek

Definitions

  1. sleek; to sleek

Ancestry of “sleek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslickSlippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid;...
2Middle Englishslicke—
3Old Englishslīcsleek, smooth; crafty, cunning, slick
4Proto-Germanicslīkazslick, smooth; sleek, smooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeansleyǵ-to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

Words derived from “sleek”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slīkaz →Every word from Old English slīc →