sluw

(Englisch)

sly, cunning

Frequenz

C2
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/slyu̯/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

Borrowed from Low German slu, probably from a Proto-Germanic *slūhaz (“sneaking, creeping”), perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leuǵ (“to crawl, slide”), if the original sense referred to sneaking and sliding. Attested since the late 18th century.

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