Where does “schlimazel” come from?

schlimazel (English) comes from Yiddish שלימזל, from Middle High German slīm, 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.

schlimazel (English): A chronically unlucky person

Definitions

  1. A chronically unlucky person

Ancestry of “schlimazel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשלימזלbad luck, misfortune; unlucky person, luckless...
2Middle High Germanslīm—
3Old High Germanslimb—
4Proto-West Germanic*slimb—
5Proto-Germanicslimbazaslant; sloping; askew; crooked; wrong
6Proto-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 →