Where does “Schlof” come from?
Schlof (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German slāf, from Proto-Germanic slap-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂b- — to hang loosely, be weak; to be weak, limp,...
Schlof (Luxembourgish): sleep; temple
Ancestry of “Schlof”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | slāf | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | slap- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)leh₂b- | to hang loosely, be weak; to be weak, limp,... |