Where does “sluipen” come from?

sluipen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch slupen, from Old Dutch slūpan, from Proto-West Germanic *sleupan, from Proto-Germanic sleupaną, from Proto-Indo-European slewb(ʰ)- — to slip, glide.

sluipen (Dutch): to sneak, to move stealthily

Definitions

  1. to sneak, to move stealthily

Ancestry of “sluipen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchslupen—
2Old Dutchslūpanto creep, to sneak
3Proto-West Germanic*sleupanto sneak, to creep (move stealthily)
4Proto-GermanicsleupanąTo creep, slink, sneak, slip
5Proto-Indo-Europeanslewb(ʰ)-to slip, glide

Words derived from “sluipen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European slewb(ʰ)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sleupaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sleupan →
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