Etymograph

English

slimeway

From slime + way.

A compound of slime + way

Proto-Indo-European *sley- ‘smooth’

Proto-Germanic *slīmą

Proto-West Germanic *slīm

Old English slīm

Middle English slime

English slime

Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- ‘to bring’

Proto-Germanic *wegaz

Proto-West Germanic *weg ‘way’

Old English weġ

Middle English way

English way

Today it means

noun The track of slime connecting the spindle cells of certain slime moulds, composed of extracellular matrix.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “slimeway”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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