Where does “schlëmm” come from?

schlëmm (Luxembourgish) comes 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.

schlëmm (Luxembourgish): bad; serious, grave, severe

Definitions

  1. bad; serious, grave, severe

Ancestry of “schlëmm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanslimb—
2Proto-West Germanic*slimb—
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 Proto-West Germanic *slimb →