Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/slīkaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *sleyg-, *sleyǵ- (to glide, smooth, spread). Cognate with Old Irish sligim (to smear) and Proto-Slavic *slьzьkь (smooth, slime).

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Is PIE *(s)ley- (to slip, slide, be slimy) the ancestor of *sleyg-? There's a strong phonetic and semantic similarity here, as well as with *sleydʰ- (to slip, be slick).”

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

*slīkaną[1]

  1. to slide, to slip

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References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*slīkanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 351