Where does “slappeling” come from?

slappeling (Dutch) comes from Dutch slap, from Middle Dutch slap, from Proto-Germanic slap-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂b- — to hang loosely, be weak; to be weak, limp,...

slappeling (Dutch): weakling

Definitions

  1. weakling

Ancestry of “slappeling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchslapslack; weak
2Middle Dutchslap—
3Proto-Germanicslap-—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₂b-to hang loosely, be weak; to be weak, limp,...
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