sloom

sloom · noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*(s)lew-“limp, flabby”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*slūm-“to be slack, loose, or limp”
3. Old English · inherited fromsluma“sleep, slumber”
4. Middle English · inherited from*sloume
5. English todaysloom

From Middle English *sloume, sloumbe, slume, from Old English sluma (“sleep, slumber”), from Proto-Germanic *slūm- (“to be slack, loose, or limp”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lew- (“limp, flabby”). Compare slumber and Dutch sloom.

sloom · verb²

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*(s)lew-“limp, flabby”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*slūm-“to be slack, loose, or limp”
3. Old English · inherited from*slūmian“to slumber, sleep gently”
4. Middle English · inherited fromslumen
5. English todaysloom

From Middle English slumen, slummen, from Old English *slūmian (“to slumber, sleep gently”), from Proto-Germanic *slūm- (“to be slack, loose, or limp”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lew- (“limp, flabby”).

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