Where does “schlimm” come from?

schlimm (German) comes 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.

schlimm (German): bad, terrible, serious seriously bad, dire, horrible, awful

Definitions

  1. bad, terrible, serious seriously bad, dire, horrible, awful

Ancestry of “schlimm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanslīm—
2Middle High Germanslimpslanting, awry
3Old High Germanslimb—
4Proto-West Germanic*slimb—
5Proto-Germanicslimbazaslant; sloping; askew; crooked; wrong
6Proto-Indo-European(s)lemb-to droop; sag; hang loosely

Words derived from “schlimm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lemb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slimbaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *slimb →