slicht

1. Proto-Germanic*slihtaz
2. Old Englishsliht“smooth, level”
3. Middle Englishslight“bad, of poor quality, also meaning smooth or level”
4. Englishslicht

From Middle English slight (“bad, of poor quality, also meaning smooth or level”), from Old English sliht (“smooth, level”), from Proto-Germanic *slihtaz. Cognate with Danish slet (“bad, poor, wrong”), Dutch slecht (“bad”), German schlecht (“bad”), Low German slecht (“bad”).

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