Where does “slim” come from?

slim (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian *slimb, from Proto-West Germanic *slimb, from Proto-Germanic slimbaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lemb- — to droop; sag; hang loosely.

slim (West Frisian): bad; dire; difficult

Definitions

  1. bad; dire; difficult

Ancestry of “slim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisian*slimb—
2Proto-West Germanic*slimb—
3Proto-Germanicslimbazaslant; sloping; askew; crooked; wrong
4Proto-Indo-European(s)lemb-to droop; sag; hang loosely
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lemb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slimbaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *slimb →
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