Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/slinkaną

Etymology
Close to the synonym, though with some formal diffulty. Presumably degeminated from earlier, from  or similar with a return to the full grade, from  (or perhaps ); this could explain the different coda stop reflexes without needing to assume two separate PIE roots. Related to 🇨🇬 and. Perhaps partly or.

Verb

 * 1) To creep; crawl; slink