Where does “slaw” come from?
slaw (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,...
slaw (Old English): sluggish, inert, slothful, late, tardy, torpid,...
Definitions
- sluggish, inert, slothful, late, tardy, torpid,...
Ancestry of “slaw”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *slaiw | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | slaiwaz | blunt; dull; exhausted; weary; faint; weak;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)lew- | to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,... |
Words derived from “slaw”