Proto-Germanic

*slōgiz

‘cunning’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *slōgiz.

5 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *slōgiz, most familiar first.

• sly ← slǿgr
• sleight ← sleighte ← slœgð ← *slōgiþō
• slyly ← sleighly ← sly ← slǿgr
• slyness ← slynesse ← sly ← slǿgr
• slöjd ← sløghþ ← slœgð ← *slōgiþō

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *slōgiz