Where does “slû” come from?
slû (Middle Low German) comes from Czech sluha, from Old Czech [[sluha]]/[[slúha]], from Proto-Slavic sluga, from Proto-Slavic sluti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱléw-(e)-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
Ancestry of “slû”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | sluha | servant |
| 2 | Old Czech | [[sluha]]/[[slúha]] | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | sluga | servant |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | sluti | to express in words, to utter; to have reputation... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱléw-(e)-ti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |