Where does “halkig” come from?

halkig (Swedish) comes from Swedish halka, from Swedish hål, from Old Swedish hul, from Old Norse hól, from Proto-Germanic hulą, from Proto-Germanic hulaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

halkig (Swedish): slippery

Definitions

  1. slippery

Ancestry of “halkig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhalkaslippery conditions
2Swedishhåla hole; a hole, an opening in something solid; a...
3Old Swedishhul—
4Old Norsehóla hole
5Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
6Proto-Germanichulazhollow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “halkig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulą →