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-

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