Where does “sluipvlieg” come from?

sluipvlieg (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.

sluipvlieg (Dutch): a parasitic fly belonging to family Tachinidae

Definitions

  1. a parasitic fly belonging to family Tachinidae

Ancestry of “sluipvlieg”, step by step

sluipvlieg 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 Vlieg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchVliegMusca
2Middle Dutchvliege—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slewb(ʰ)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sleupaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sleupan →