slecke
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *slekki, from Proto-Germanic *slikkō, perhaps related to the root of slijk (“mud”), if referring to its slipperiness.[1]
Noun
slecke f
- snail
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
- slacke
Descendants
- Dutch: slak
- Limburgish: slak
- West Flemish: slekke
References
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “slak1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
Further reading
- “slecke”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “slacke”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page slacke