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English word slime comes from Old English (ca. 450-1100) slīm, Proto-Indo-European *sley-, and later Proto-Germanic *slīmą (Mucus. Slime.)
slīm (Old English)
*sley- (Proto-Indo-European)
*slīmą (Proto-Germanic)
Mucus. Slime.
slim (Old English)
slym (Middle English)
slime (English)
(figuratively, obsolete) Human flesh, seen disparagingly; mere human form.. (informal, derogatory) A sneaky, unethical person; a slimeball.. (obsolete) = Jew’s slime (bitumen). Any mucilaginous substance; or a mucus-like substance which exudes from the bodies of certain animals, such as snails or slugs.. Soft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive quality; viscous mud; any substance of a [...]