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

  1. Alternative form of slurpen

Ancestry of “slurven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchslurpento slurp
2Middle Dutchslorpento sip, slurp
3Old Dutchslurpen—
4Proto-Germanicslarpanąto sip, slurp
5Proto-Indo-Europeansrebʰ-to sip, gulp, suck
Every word from Proto-Indo-European srebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slarpaną →Every word from Old Dutch slurpen →