Where does “Microsloth” come from?

Microsloth (English) comes from English sloth, from Middle English slouthe, from Old English slǣwþ, from Proto-Germanic slaiwiþō — slowness, lateness.

Microsloth (English): Microsoft

Definitions

  1. Microsoft

Ancestry of “Microsloth”, step by step

Microsloth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sloth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslothLaziness; slowness in the mindset; disinclination...
2Middle Englishslouthesloth
3Old Englishslǣwþsloth, indolence, laziness, inertness, torpor
4Proto-Germanicslaiwiþōslowness, lateness

via English Microsoft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMicrosoftA company whose products are widespread; to...
Every word from Proto-Germanic slaiwiþō
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