slike

slike · verb¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*sleyg-
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*slīkaną“to creep, crawl”
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*slīkan
4. Old English · inherited from*slīcan“to crawl, slink”
5. Middle English · inherited fromsliken
6. English todayslike

From Middle English sliken, from Old English *slīcan (“to crawl, slink”), from Proto-West Germanic *slīkan, from Proto-Germanic *slīkaną (“to creep, crawl”), from Proto-Indo-European *sleyg-, *sleyǵ- (“to glide, smooth, spread”). Cognate with German Low German slieken (“to slink, crawl”), German schleichen (“to creep, crawl, slink, sneak”), Old English slīcian (“to make sleek, slick, smooth, or glossy”).

slike · verb²

1. Old English · inherited fromslīcian“to make sleek, slick, smooth, or glossy”
2. Middle English · inherited fromsliken
3. English todayslike

From Middle English sliken, slikien, from Old English slīcian (“to make sleek, slick, smooth, or glossy”). See above.

slike · verb³

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*sleyg-
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*slīkaną“to hew, hammer, strike”
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*slīkan
4. Old English · inherited fromslīcan“to strike”
5. Middle English · inherited from*slīken
6. English todayslike

From Middle English *slīken, from Old English slīcan (“to strike”), from Proto-West Germanic *slīkan, from Proto-Germanic *slīkaną (“to hew, hammer, strike”), from Proto-Indo-European *sleyg-, *sleyǵ- (“to beat”). Cognate with Old Frisian slēc (“a shock, blow”), Middle Low German slîken (“to beat”), Old English sliċċ, sliċ (“beater, hammer, mallet”), Latin ligō, ligōnis (“hoe, mattock”).

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