Where does “Schleim” come from?

Schleim (German) comes 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.

Schleim (German): slime; mucus

Definitions

  1. slime; mucus

Ancestry of “Schleim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanslīm—
2Old High Germanslimb—
3Proto-West Germanic*slimb—
4Proto-Germanicslimbazaslant; sloping; askew; crooked; wrong
5Proto-Indo-European(s)lemb-to droop; sag; hang loosely

Words derived from “Schleim”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lemb- →