Where does “slāf” come from?

slāf (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic slap-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂b- — to hang loosely, be weak; to be weak, limp,...

Ancestry of “slāf”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Germanic	slap-	—
2	Proto-Indo-European	(s)leh₂b-	to hang loosely, be weak; to be weak, limp,...

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