Proto-Indo-European

*sley-

‘smooth’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *sley-.

3 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *sley-, most familiar first.

• slime ← slīm ← *slīm ← *slīmą
• lemel ← lymail ← limaille ← limare ← limo
• leimtype ← Leim ← līm ← *līm ← *līmaz

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sley-