Cognate Set 8680 – Meaning: smooth

IE-CoR reference form:
*(s)lei̯g̑-
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Indo-European
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Proposed as cognate to:
*(s)lei̯- [Proto-Indo-European] scale: 0
Justification:
From Proto-Germanic *slihta-, an adjective derived to the strong verb *sleikan- 'to creep, sneak' (Heidermanns 1993:512-513, Seebold 1970:428-429), traditionally considered to be an extended form of the root *(s)lei̯- (IEW 663-664; cf. Seebold 1970:428-429, Lehmann 1986:314), cf. LIV² 566-567 for the revised reconstruction of a separate root *(s)lei̯g̑- 'smear, make smooth'.
Found in clades:
Germanic
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 1 clade by 7 lexemes.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
103   Icelandic sléttur ˈstljɛʰtːʏr
104   Faroese slættur ˈslaʰtːʊɹ Also 'flat'.
107   Elfdalian sliet l̥lɪːɛt l̥lɪɛːt
108   Old Swedish slätter ˈslætːer slætːer
109   Swedish slät slɛːt
102   Old Icelandic sléttr sleːtːr sleːtːr
101   Gothic slaihts 𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 slɛhts slɛhts
References
  • Heidermanns, Frank: 512-513
    S.v. Gmc. *slihta- 'glatt, eben', an old verbal adjective to the strong verb *sleika- 'schleichen'.
  • Lehmann, Winfred P.: 314
    S.v. Goth. S99. *slaihts 'λεῖος', 'smooth', probably from PIE *(s)ley- + -g-, cf. OIr. slig- as in ad-slig 'persuade', fo-sligim 'besmear, anoint' ([Vendryes et al. 1959–1996](src-296) S:133, without s- Gk. λίγδην 'scraping').
  • Rix, Helmut: 566-567
    Cf. s.v. *slei̯g̑- 'schmieren, glatt machen' (IEW 663-664).
  • Seebold, Elmar: 428-429
    S.v. Gmc. *sleik-a- 'schleichen', from an extended form of IE *(s)lei̯- (cf. OIr. fo-slig 'überschmiert', OCS slьzъkъ 'schlüpfrig, glatt', Gk. λίγδην 'oberflächlich berührend, streifend').