Where does “Slow” come from?
Slow (English) comes from Middle English slaw, from Old English slāw, from Proto-West Germanic *slaiw, from Proto-Germanic slaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lew- — to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,...
Ancestry of “Slow”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | slaw | — |
| 2 | Old English | slāw | sluggish, inert, slothful, late, tardy, torpid,... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *slaiw | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | slaiwaz | blunt; dull; exhausted; weary; faint; weak;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)lew- | to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,... |