Where does “sløjfe” come from?

sløjfe (Danish) comes from German schleifen, from Middle High German sleifen, from Old High German sleifen, from Proto-West Germanic slaipijan — to pull along, to drag.

sløjfe (Danish): bow (type of knot with two loops)

Definitions

  1. bow (type of knot with two loops)

Ancestry of “sløjfe”, step by step

sløjfe traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German schleifen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschleifento grind, to whet, to move across a surface...
2Middle High Germansleifen
3Old High Germansleifento drag
4Proto-West Germanicslaipijanto pull along, to drag

via Middle High German sloufe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansloufe
2Old High Germansloufa

via Middle Low German sloifen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansloifen
Every word from Proto-West Germanic slaipijan