Where does “slem” come from?

slem (Danish) comes from Middle Low German slim, from Proto-Germanic slimbaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lemb- — to droop; sag; hang loosely.

slem (Danish): bad, ill-behaved, mean; serious in a bad way,...

Definitions

  1. bad, ill-behaved, mean; serious in a bad way,...

Ancestry of “slem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanslim
2Proto-Germanicslimbazaslant; sloping; askew; crooked; wrong
3Proto-Indo-European(s)lemb-to droop; sag; hang loosely
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lemb-Every word from Proto-Germanic slimbazEvery word from Middle Low German slim