Where does “slammen” come from?
slammen (Middle High German) comes from Middle High German slampen, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lembʰ- — to hang limply; to hang loosely, hang limply.
Ancestry of “slammen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | slampen | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)lembʰ- | to hang limply; to hang loosely, hang limply |
Words derived from “slammen”