Where does “liederlich” come from?

liederlich (German) comes from Proto-Germanic ludraz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lew- — to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,...

liederlich (German): slovenly, wanton, dissolute, lax

Definitions

  1. slovenly, wanton, dissolute, lax

Ancestry of “liederlich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicludrazvain; useless; worthless; bad
2Proto-Indo-European(s)lew-to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,...

Words derived from “liederlich”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ludraz →