Where does “slāw” come from?

slāw (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *slaiw, from Proto-Germanic slaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lew- — to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,...

slāw (Old English): sluggish, inert, slothful, late, tardy, torpid,...

Definitions

  1. sluggish, inert, slothful, late, tardy, torpid,...

Ancestry of “slāw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*slaiw—
2Proto-Germanicslaiwazblunt; dull; exhausted; weary; faint; weak;...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)lew-to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,...

Words derived from “slāw”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slaiwaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *slaiw →