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Where does “slakaz” come from?

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

slakaz (Proto-Germanic): slack, lax

Definitions

  1. slack, lax

Ancestry of “slakaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₁g-weak, feeble; weak, faint

Words derived from “slakaz”

  • slack
  • slackness
  • slacker
  • slackly
  • slackerdom
  • slackwire
  • slackline
  • nonslack
  • slackerly
  • slacklining
  • slack-handed
  • slackliner
  • slack-handedness
  • cyberslacker
  • forslack
  • slackerish
  • slackline
  • slak
  • slak
  • slak
  • slakken
  • slacian
  • slæc
  • llac
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