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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”

  • slumber
  • slumberous
  • slumberer
  • slumbereth
  • slumberland
  • slumberously
  • slumberest
  • slumberless
  • slumbery
  • slumberousness
  • slumbersome
  • sloomy
  • sloom
  • slumberlike
  • slumberful
  • slumberwear
  • slombren
  • slummen
  • slumen
  • slume
  • slomren
  • sloume
  • sloumbe
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