Etymograph

English

sleechy

From sleech + -y.

Formed from sleech + -y

Proto-Indo-European *sleyg- ‘to slide, be slippery’

Proto-Germanic *slikiz ‘mud, slush’

Proto-West Germanic *sliki

Old English *sliċ ‘mud, sludge’

Middle English sliche

English sleech

Today it means

adj Slimy, muddy.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / sleechy