Where does “slimīgs” come from?

slimīgs (Latvian) comes from Latvian slims, from Middle Low German slim, from Proto-Germanic slimbaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lemb- — to droop; sag; hang loosely.

slimīgs (Latvian): sickly, weak; sickly, morbid; sick

Definitions

  1. sickly, weak; sickly, morbid; sick

Ancestry of “slimīgs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianslimssick, ill, diseased
2Middle Low Germanslim—
3Proto-Germanicslimbazaslant; sloping; askew; crooked; wrong
4Proto-Indo-European(s)lemb-to droop; sag; hang loosely
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lemb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slimbaz →Every word from Middle Low German slim →