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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *slaga-n, *slagg=; *slōg=
Meaning: wet; marsh
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Old Norse: slag n. `Nässe'; ptc. sleginn `benetzt'
Norwegian: slagen `feucht'
Swedish: dial. slaga `Sumpf'; slagga-väder `schlackiges, regnerisches Wetter'
Old English: slōh `Morast'
English: dial. slaggie, slack `Sumpf'
Middle Low German: slagge `schlackiges, regnerisches Wetter'; slōch (-g-) `Morast'
German: { dial. slack `Schneequatsch', schlacken `schneien und regnen zugleich' }
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *sk'lAk-
Meaning: drop, moisture
Baltic: *šlãk-a- c., *šlak-ia- c., *šlak-ī̂- vb., *šlē̃k- (*šlek-ja-) vb. tr., *šlik- vb. intr.
Germanic: *slag-a- n., *slagg=; *slōg=
Russ. meaning: капля, мокрядь
References: WP II 602
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Baltic etymology :

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Proto-Baltic: *šlãk-a- c., *šlak-ia- c., *šlak-ī̂- vb., *šlē̃k- (*šlek-ja-) vb. tr., *šlik- vb. intr.
Meaning: drop
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Lithuanian: šlãka-s `Tropfen, Fleck, Klecks, Sommersprosse, Pickel, Finne, Mal', šlakī̃-s 'Flussforelle, buntscheckiger Fisch (Trutta)', šlakḗti (šlãka) `tröpfeln, triefen', šlē̃kti (šlẽkia, šlē̃kē) `spritzen, Wasser ausschütten, begiessen, besprengen', šlìkti (šliñka, šlìkō) 'tropfen, tröpfeln, sintern, sickern; sich ergiessen, fliessen'
Lettish: slaka `Tropfen; die zum Besprengen bestimmte Flüssigkeit, Sprengwasser; Besprengung, Anfeuchtung; feiner, herabfallender Nebel', slacît (-ku, -cĩju) tr. 'nass machen, besprengen', intr. 'fein regnen'
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 1759
Root: sk̂lēk-, sk̂lǝk-
English meaning: wet; to sprinkle
German meaning: `naß, spritzen, sprengen'?
Material: Aisl. slag n. `Nässe (von Regen)', sleginn `benetzt', norw. slagen `feucht', schwed. slaga `Sumpf'; mnd. slagge `schlackiges, regnerisches Wetter', schwed. slagga-väder ds.; nhd. dial.slack `Schneequatsch'; nd. slack `große und schwere Tropfen', slackern `verschütten, sudeln', besleckern `beklecken'; ablaut. ags. sloh `Morast', mnd. slōch ds.;

    lit. šlãkas `Tropfen, Fleck, Kleck' (in der Bed. `Schlacke' dt. Lw.), šlakstaũ, -ýti `mehrfach spritzen, sprengen', šlakù, -ė́ti `tröpfeln', šlekiù, šlė̃kti `spritzen', lett. slaka `Anfeuchtung', slacît `naßmachen, besprengen, fein regnen'.

References: WP. II 602 f., 705;
See also: vgl. auch sresk- `tropfen'?
Pages: 957
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