Where does “slurven” come from?
slurven (Dutch) comes from Dutch slurpen, from Middle Dutch slorpen, from Old Dutch slurpen, from Proto-Germanic slarpaną, from Proto-Indo-European srebʰ- — to sip, gulp, suck.
slurven (Dutch): Alternative form of slurpen
Definitions
- Alternative form of slurpen
Ancestry of “slurven”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | slurpen | to slurp |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | slorpen | to sip, slurp |
| 3 | Old Dutch | slurpen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | slarpaną | to sip, slurp |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | srebʰ- | to sip, gulp, suck |
Words derived from “slurven”