schleichen.
to move in a quiet and inconspicuous manner, hence often slowly and/or ducked: to crawl, to sneak, to steal, to prowl, to creep, to slither (of a snake)
Meaning & usage
to move in a quiet and inconspicuous manner, hence often slowly and/or ducked: to crawl, to sneak, to steal, to prowl, to creep, to slither (of a snake)
to go somewhere in the above manner
to move slowly (especially in a car)
Was schleicht der da so?
to slink away; to leave meekly or sheepishly
to piss off
Schleich dich!
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sleyg-der. Proto-Germanic *slīkaną Proto-West Germanic *slīkan Old High German slīhhan Middle High German slīchen German schleichen From Middle High German slīchen, from Old High German slīhhan. Compare also English slink, though formally unrelated. Cognate with English slick.
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