Where does “sluiper” come from?

sluiper (Dutch) comes from Dutch sluipen, 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.

sluiper (Dutch): One who sneaks; a sneak

Definitions

  1. One who sneaks; a sneak

Ancestry of “sluiper”, step by step

sluiper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Dutch er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcherthere; him, her, it, them; of them, of those
2Old Dutchiro—

Words derived from “sluiper”

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