Where does “slūma” come from?

slūma (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic slūm-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lew- — to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,...

slūma (Old English): sleep, slumber

Definitions

  1. sleep, slumber

Ancestry of “slūma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicslūm-A stem meaning: slack, loose, limp, flabby
2Proto-Indo-European(s)lew-to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,...

Words derived from “slūma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slūm- →