Where does “slume” come from?

slume (Middle English) comes from Old English slūma, from Proto-Germanic slūm-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lew- — to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,...

slume (Middle English): slumber

Definitions

  1. slumber

Ancestry of “slume”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishslūmasleep, slumber
2Proto-Germanicslūm-A stem meaning: slack, loose, limp, flabby
3Proto-Indo-European(s)lew-to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,...

Words derived from “slume”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slūm- →Every word from Old English slūma →