Where does “slim” come from?

slim (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse slím, from Proto-Germanic slīmą, from Proto-Indo-European sley- — smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear.

slim (Norwegian Bokmål): mucus, phlegm; slime

Definitions

  1. mucus, phlegm; slime

Ancestry of “slim”, step by step

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

Words derived from “slim”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slīmą →Every word from Old Norse slím →