Where does “мьдлость” come from?

мьдлость (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic мьдлъ, from Proto-Slavic mъdьlь, from Proto-Indo-European mau- — weak, dim.

мьдлость (Old Church Slavonic): sluggishness, slowness; laziness

Definitions

  1. sluggishness, slowness; laziness

Ancestry of “мьдлость”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicмьдлъslow
2Proto-Slavicmъdьlь
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmau-weak, dim
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mau- →Every word from Proto-Slavic mъdьlь →Every word from Old Church Slavonic мьдлъ →