Where does “insluipen” come from?

insluipen (Dutch) comes from Dutch in, from Middle Dutch in, from Old Dutch in, from Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

insluipen (Dutch): to slip through, to creep in

Definitions

  1. to slip through, to creep in

Ancestry of “insluipen”, step by step

insluipen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchinin, inside; into; in; expressing containment
2Middle Dutchinin, inside, within; into; within
3Old Dutchin—
4Proto-West Germanic*in—
5Proto-Germanicinin; into
6Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

via Dutch sluipen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsluipento sneak, to move stealthily
2Middle Dutchslupen—
3Old Dutchslūpanto creep, to sneak
4Proto-West Germanic*sleupanto sneak, to creep (move stealthily)
5Proto-GermanicsleupanąTo creep, slink, sneak, slip
6Proto-Indo-Europeanslewb(ʰ)-to slip, glide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →
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