Where does “superslim” come from?
superslim (English) comes from English super, from English super-ego, from German Über-Ich, from German Ich, from Middle High German ich, from Old High German ih, from Proto-West Germanic ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek — I.
superslim (English): Particularly slim
Definitions
- Particularly slim
Ancestry of “superslim”, step by step
superslim traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English super
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | super | Of excellent quality, superfine; better than... |
| 2 | English | super-ego | Alternative spelling of superego |
| 3 | German | Über-Ich | superego |
| 4 | German | Ich | ego, the Ich; self, me, him, etc |
| 5 | Middle High German | ich | I |
| 6 | Old High German | ih | I |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ik | I |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *ek | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |
via English slim
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slim | Slender, thin; Very small, tiny; Bad, of... |
| 2 | Dutch | slim | intelligent, bright; clever, smart; wrong,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | slim | twisted, crooked; bad, evil; bad, crooked |
| 4 | Old Dutch | slimb | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slimbaz | aslant; sloping; askew; crooked; wrong |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)lemb- | to droop; sag; hang loosely |