Where does “slik” come from?
slik (Swedish) comes from Swedish lik, from Old Swedish līk, from Old Norse lík, from Middle Low German līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.
slik (Swedish): similar, such
Ancestry of “slik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | lik | like, similar to; like; corpse |
| 2 | Old Swedish | līk | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | lík | leechline; body; leech |
| 4 | Middle Low German | līk | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | līką | body; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |