Where does “sleacian” come from?

sleacian (Old English) comes from Old English slæc, from Proto-Germanic slakaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₁g- — weak, feeble; weak, faint.

Ancestry of “sleacian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishslæclazy
2Proto-Germanicslakazslack, lax
3Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₁g-weak, feeble; weak, faint

Words derived from “sleacian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₁g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slakaz →Every word from Old English slæc →
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