Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/slūm-

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From base *slū-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lew- (“slack, loose, limp, flabby”).

Verb

*slūm-

1. A stem meaning: slack, loose, limp, flabby

Derived terms

• *slūmaz
• *slūmijaną

Descendants

• Old English: sluma; *slumian
  • Middle English: slume, sloumbe; slumen; slumeren, slomren, slombren
    • Scots: sloum, sloom, sluim; slummer
    • English: sloom; slumber
• Old Frisian: slūmerja
  • Saterland Frisian: slummerje
  • West Frisian: slûmerje, slommerje
• Old Saxon: *slumōn
  • Middle Low German: slomen, slommen; slummeren, slȫmeren
• Frankish: *slūmijan
  • Old Dutch: *slumen
    • Middle Dutch: slūmen; slūmeren
      • Dutch: sluimeren; sloom
        • Afrikaans: sluimer
  • → Old French: esclumir (Old Picard)
• Old High German: *slūmēn
  • Middle High German: slummen; slumern, slummern
    • German: schlummen; schlummern
• Old Norse: *slumr
  • Norwegian: slum; slumen; sluma (dialectal)
  • Danish: slum