Where does “שלימזל” come from?
שלימזל (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German slīm, from Old High German slimb, from Proto-West Germanic *slimb, from Proto-Germanic slimbaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lemb- — to droop; sag; hang loosely.
שלימזל (Yiddish): bad luck, misfortune; unlucky person, luckless...
Definitions
- bad luck, misfortune; unlucky person, luckless...
Ancestry of “שלימזל”, step by step
שלימזל traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German slīm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | slīm | — |
| 2 | Old High German | slimb | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *slimb | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | slimbaz | aslant; sloping; askew; crooked; wrong |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)lemb- | to droop; sag; hang loosely |
via Hebrew מַזָּל
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | מַזָּל | luck; star, constellation; fate, luck |
| 2 | Akkadian | mazzaztum | stand |
via Hebrew מזל
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | מזל | constellation, stars; planet: any of the seven... |