Where does “slickning” come from?

slickning (Swedish) comes from Swedish slicka, from Middle Low German slicken, from Proto-Germanic slikkōną, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- — to lick.

slickning (Swedish): licking the act of a person or thing that licks

Definitions

  1. licking the act of a person or thing that licks

Ancestry of “slickning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishslickato lick; to stroke with the tongue
2Middle Low Germanslicken—
3Proto-Germanicslikkōną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slikkōną →Every word from Middle Low German slicken →