English
sleekstone
Sleekstone comes from Middle English slykeston ‘sleekstone, slickstone’.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500slykeston‘sleekstone, slickstone’
- Englishtodaysleekstone
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500slykeston‘sleekstone, slickstone’
- Englishtodaysleekstone
Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- ‘to stiffen’
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Proto-Germanic *stainaz
Proto-West Germanic *stain
Old English stān
Middle English ston ‘a stone’
English stone
Every English word from Middle English slykeston
Today it means
noun A smooth stone used for polishing.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English slykeston / sleekstone