Etymology

slovenly

slo·ven·ly
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Today it means: Having an untidy appearance; unkempt. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English sloven
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The story

  1. Englishsloven
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. English todayslovenly

From sloven + -ly.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.