Where does “slekke” come from?

slekke (West Flemish) comes from Middle Dutch slecke, from Old Dutch slekki, from Proto-Germanic slikkō.

slekke (West Flemish): snail

Definitions

  1. snail

Ancestry of “slekke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsleckesnail
2Old Dutchslekki—
3Proto-Germanicslikkō—
Every word from Proto-Germanic slikkō →Every word from Old Dutch slekki →Every word from Middle Dutch slecke →