schlicht
German (Berlin)
/ʃlɪçt/
adj
Definitions
- plain, simple, artless, natural
Etymology
Derived from Middle Low German slicht (inappropriate, inferior, common, without value, plain, simple) inherited from Middle High German sliht derived from Proto-Germanic *slihtaz (flat, smooth, slippery, plain, level).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*slihtaz
Gloss
flat, smooth, slippery, plain, level
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Schlichtheit German
- schlichtweg German
- weg German
- inslecht Dutch, Flemish
- slecht Dutch, Flemish
- slechterik Dutch, Flemish
- slechtgehumeurd Dutch, Flemish
- slechts Dutch, Flemish
- slechtziend Dutch, Flemish
- *slihtaz Proto-Germanic
- sliht Old English
- sléttr Old Norse
- slecht Middle Dutch
- arg Old High German
- sleht Old High German
- slikts Latvian
- sleg Afrikaans
- sliht Middle High German
- 𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 Gothic
- lihtne Estonian
- *sleht Old Dutch
- slicht Middle Low German