Where does “slow” come from?

slow (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 “slow”, 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 “slow

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lew-
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