Where does “slak” come from?
slak (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse slakr, from Proto-Germanic slakaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₁g- — weak, feeble; weak, faint.
slak (Norwegian Nynorsk): slack; gentle; loose
Ancestry of “slak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | slakr | slack, lax; not tense, not firmly extended;... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | slakaz | slack, lax |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)leh₁g- | weak, feeble; weak, faint |