Where does “slūmian” come from?
slūmian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic slūm-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lew- — to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,...
Ancestry of “slūmian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | slūm- | A stem meaning: slack, loose, limp, flabby |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)lew- | to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,... |