Where does “slumlording” come from?
slumlording (English) comes from English slumlord, from English landlord, from Middle English landlord, from Old English landhlāford, from Old English hlāford, from Old English hlāfweard, from Old English weard, from Old English ōra — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
slumlording (English): The practice of making money by renting housing that is kept in poor condition
Definitions
- The practice of making money by renting housing that is kept in poor condition
Ancestry of “slumlording”, step by step
slumlording traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English slumlord
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slumlord | A person who makes money by renting housing that... |
| 2 | English | landlord | A person who owns and rents land such as a house,... |
| 3 | Middle English | landlord | — |
| 4 | Old English | landhlāford | landlord, lord of a manor |
| 5 | Old English | hlāford | lord |
| 6 | Old English | hlāfweard | lord, master, husband |
| 7 | Old English | weard | guard; guard, the action of looking out for... |
| 8 | Old English | ōra | ore, unwrought metal |
| 9 | Old English | ēar | sea, ocean; grave, earth |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | ahaz | ear |
| 11 | Proto-Finnic | ahtas | narrow, cramped |
| 12 | Proto-Baltic | anśtas | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énǵʰus | narrow, tight |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |