Proto-Germanic

*slaiwaz

‘blunt’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *slaiwaz.

2 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *slaiwaz, most familiar first.

• slow ← slaw ← slāw ← *slaiw
• slowly ← slāwlīċe ← slāw ← *slaiw

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *slaiwaz