Where does “schläimen” come from?

schläimen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Schläim, from Middle High German slīm, 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.

schläimen (Luxembourgish): to slime, to coat with slime; to fawn, to creep,...

Definitions

  1. to slime, to coat with slime; to fawn, to creep,...

Ancestry of “schläimen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishSchläimslime; mucus, phlegm
2Middle High Germanslīm—
3Old High Germanslimb—
4Proto-West Germanic*slimb—
5Proto-Germanicslimbazaslant; sloping; askew; crooked; wrong
6Proto-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 Proto-West Germanic *slimb →