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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanslampen—
2Proto-Indo-European(s)lembʰ-to hang limply; to hang loosely, hang limply

Words derived from “slammen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lembʰ- →Every word from Middle High German slampen →