Where does “slæc” come from?
slæc (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic slakaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₁g- — weak, feeble; weak, faint.
slæc (Old English): lazy
Ancestry of “slæc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | slakaz | slack, lax |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)leh₁g- | weak, feeble; weak, faint |
Words derived from “slæc”