Where does “slīm” come from?

slīm (Middle High German) 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.

Ancestry of “slīm”, step by step

slīm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German slimb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanslimb—
2Proto-West Germanic*slimb—
3Proto-Germanicslimbazaslant; sloping; askew; crooked; wrong
4Proto-Indo-European(s)lemb-to droop; sag; hang loosely

via Old High German slīm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanslīm—
2Proto-Germanicslīmąslime; mucus
3Proto-Indo-Europeansley-smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear

Words derived from “slīm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lemb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slimbaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *slimb →