Where does “slimp” come from?

slimp (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.

slimp (Middle High German): slanting, awry

Definitions

  1. slanting, awry

Ancestry of “slimp”, step by step

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

Words derived from “slimp”

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