Where does “schlimb” come from?

schlimb (East Central German) comes from Middle High German slimp, from Old High German slimb, from Proto-West Germanic *slimb, from Proto-Germanic slimbaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lemb- — to droop; sag; hang loosely.

schlimb (East Central German): bad, terrible, serious seriously bad, dire, horrible, awful

Definitions

  1. bad, terrible, serious seriously bad, dire, horrible, awful

Ancestry of “schlimb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanslimpslanting, awry
2Old High Germanslimb—
3Proto-West Germanic*slimb—
4Proto-Germanicslimbazaslant; sloping; askew; crooked; wrong
5Proto-Indo-European(s)lemb-to droop; sag; hang loosely
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lemb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slimbaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *slimb →