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

Definitions

  1. to debauch, feast

Ancestry of “schlemmen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanslammen—
2Middle High Germanslampen—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)lembʰ-to hang limply; to hang loosely, hang limply

Words derived from “schlemmen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lembʰ- →Every word from Middle High German slampen →Every word from Middle High German slammen →