Where does “slacked” come from?
slacked (English) comes from English slack, from Middle English slak, from Old English slæc, from Proto-Germanic slakaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₁g- — weak, feeble; weak, faint.
slacked (English): simple past tense and past participle of slack
Definitions
- simple past tense and past participle of slack
Ancestry of “slacked”, step by step
slacked traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English slack
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slack | The part of anything that hangs loose, having no... |
| 2 | Middle English | slak | — |
| 3 | Old English | slæc | lazy |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | slakaz | slack, lax |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)leh₁g- | weak, feeble; weak, faint |
via English slack#Verb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slack#Verb | — |