Where does “slimnieks” come from?

slimnieks (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.

slimnieks (Latvian): sick person, patient

Definitions

  1. sick person, patient

Ancestry of “slimnieks”, 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 →