Where does “slæber” come from?

slæber (Danish) comes from Danish slæbe, from Middle Low German slêpen, from Proto-West Germanic *sleupan, from Proto-Germanic sleupaną, from Proto-Indo-European slewb(ʰ)- — to slip, glide.

slæber (Danish): tugboat

Definitions

  1. tugboat

Ancestry of “slæber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishslæbeto drag, lug
2Middle Low Germanslêpento drag, slight
3Proto-West Germanic*sleupanto sneak, to creep (move stealthily)
4Proto-GermanicsleupanąTo creep, slink, sneak, slip
5Proto-Indo-Europeanslewb(ʰ)-to slip, glide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slewb(ʰ)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sleupaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sleupan →