Where does “smeerlap” come from?

smeerlap (Dutch) comes from Dutch lap, from Swedish läpp, from Old Swedish lapper, from Finnish lappalainen, from Finnish -läinen, from Finnish laji, from Old Swedish slagh, from Middle Low German slach — to hit.

smeerlap (Dutch): asshole, bastard; dirtbag, pervert; a gross...

Definitions

  1. asshole, bastard; dirtbag, pervert; a gross...

Ancestry of “smeerlap”, step by step

smeerlap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch lap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchlapA rag, a piece of cloth; A patch, a piece of...
2Swedishläpplip
3Old Swedishlapper
4FinnishlappalainenA Sami
5Finnish-läinenFront vowel variant of -lainen
6Finnishlajikind, sort; species; sport
7Old Swedishslagh
8Middle Low Germanslach
9Old Saxonslag
10Proto-West Germanicslagiblow, strike
11Swedishslaggslag metallurgical waste material
12Low Germanslagge
13Middle Low Germanslagge
14Middle Low Germanslānto hit, strike
15Old Saxonslāhanto hit

via Dutch smeer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsmeersmear, a fat substance; blow, whack
2Middle Dutchsmeer
3Old Dutchsmerogrease, smear
4Proto-West Germanic*smerugrease, butter, fat
5Proto-Germanicsmerwągrease, butter, fat
6Proto-Celticsmérusmarrow
7Proto-Indo-Europeansmérusgrease
8Proto-Indo-Europeansmer-to fall into thought, remember, care for; to fall...

Words derived from “smeerlap

Every word from Old Saxon slāhanEvery word from Middle Low German slānEvery word from Middle Low German slagge
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