Where does “sloep” come from?

sloep (Dutch) comes from Middle French chaloupe, from Old French escalope, from Old French escale, from Old High German skala, from Proto-Germanic skalō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

sloep (Dutch): A small boat, with oars and historically often...

Definitions

  1. A small boat, with oars and historically often...

Ancestry of “sloep”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchchaloupe—
2Old Frenchescalopeshell
3Old Frenchescaleshell
4Old High Germanskala—
5Proto-Germanicskalōshell; lump, ball
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “sloep”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skalō →