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