Where does “Verschlimmerung” come from?
Verschlimmerung (German) comes from German verschlimmern, from German schlimm, from German slīm, from Middle High German slimp, 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.
Verschlimmerung (German): worsening, aggravation the act of becoming worse, of [[deteriorate
Definitions
- worsening, aggravation the act of becoming worse, of [[deteriorate
Ancestry of “Verschlimmerung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | verschlimmern | to make worse, to worsen, to aggravate |
| 2 | German | schlimm | bad, terrible, serious seriously bad, dire, horrible, awful |
| 3 | German | slīm | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | slimp | slanting, awry |
| 5 | Old High German | slimb | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *slimb | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | slimbaz | aslant; sloping; askew; crooked; wrong |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)lemb- | to droop; sag; hang loosely |