Where does “slurp” come from?

slurp (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch slurp, from Dutch slurf, from Dutch slurpen, from Middle Dutch slorpen, from Old Dutch slurpen, from Proto-Germanic slarpaną, from Proto-Indo-European srebʰ- — to sip, gulp, suck.

slurp (Afrikaans): trunk

Definitions

  1. trunk

Ancestry of “slurp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchslurpa gulp that involves slurping noises; a slurping...
2Dutchslurftrunk; penis, dick; jet bridge
3Dutchslurpento slurp
4Middle Dutchslorpento sip, slurp
5Old Dutchslurpen—
6Proto-Germanicslarpanąto sip, slurp
7Proto-Indo-Europeansrebʰ-to sip, gulp, suck

Words derived from “slurp”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European srebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slarpaną →Every word from Old Dutch slurpen →