Where does “slimmerik” come from?

slimmerik (Dutch) comes from Dutch slim, from Middle Dutch slim, from Old Dutch slimb, from Proto-Germanic slimbaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lemb- — to droop; sag; hang loosely.

slimmerik (Dutch): a smart person

Definitions

  1. a smart person

Ancestry of “slimmerik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchslimintelligent, bright; clever, smart; wrong,...
2Middle Dutchslimtwisted, crooked; bad, evil; bad, crooked
3Old Dutchslimb—
4Proto-Germanicslimbazaslant; sloping; askew; crooked; wrong
5Proto-Indo-European(s)lemb-to droop; sag; hang loosely
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lemb- →