Where does “slapheid” come from?
slapheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch slap, from Middle Dutch slap, from Proto-Germanic slap-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂b- — to hang loosely, be weak; to be weak, limp,...
slapheid (Dutch): indolence
Ancestry of “slapheid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | slap | slack; weak |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | slap | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | slap- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)leh₂b- | to hang loosely, be weak; to be weak, limp,... |