Where does “slaw” come from?

slaw (Middle English) comes from Old English slāw, from Proto-West Germanic *slaiw, from Proto-Germanic slaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lew- — to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,...

Ancestry of “slaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishslāwsluggish, inert, slothful, late, tardy, torpid,...
2Proto-West Germanic*slaiw—
3Proto-Germanicslaiwazblunt; dull; exhausted; weary; faint; weak;...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)lew-to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,...

Words derived from “slaw”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slaiwaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *slaiw →