1. Etymology of the English word slack
the English word
slackderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*slakasderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sleg-Derivations in English
slacken,
slacks,
slatchCognates
German
schlack, Icelandic
slakur, Swedish
slakUsage
Word found in Modern English
2. Etymology of the English word slack
derived from the English word
slackderived from the Low German word
sleckeUsage
Word found in Modern English
