Where does “schlemmen” come from?
schlemmen (German) comes from Middle High German slammen, from Middle High German slampen, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lembʰ- — to hang limply; to hang loosely, hang limply.
schlemmen (German): to debauch, feast
Ancestry of “schlemmen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | slammen | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | slampen | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)lembʰ- | to hang limply; to hang loosely, hang limply |
Words derived from “schlemmen”