slicken

Middle Dutch

verb
Definitions
  • to swallow

Etymology

Inherited from Old Dutch *slikkon inherited from Proto-Germanic *slikkōną derived from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ- (lick).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*leyǵʰ-

Gloss

lick

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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