Where does “slof” come from?

slof (Danish) comes from German Schlaf, from German slāf, from Middle High German slāf, from Old High German slāf, from Proto-Germanic slap-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂b- — to hang loosely, be weak; to be weak, limp,...

slof (Danish): roommate

Definitions

  1. roommate

Ancestry of “slof”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchlafsleep; temple
2Germanslāf
3Middle High Germanslāf
4Old High Germanslāfslack
5Proto-Germanicslap-
6Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₂b-to hang loosely, be weak; to be weak, limp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂b-
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