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
Ancestry of “slurp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | slurp | a gulp that involves slurping noises; a slurping... |
| 2 | Dutch | slurf | trunk; penis, dick; jet bridge |
| 3 | Dutch | slurpen | to slurp |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | slorpen | to sip, slurp |
| 5 | Old Dutch | slurpen | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | slarpaną | to sip, slurp |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | srebʰ- | to sip, gulp, suck |