Where does “verslappen” come from?
verslappen (Dutch) comes from Dutch slap, from Middle Dutch slap, from Proto-Germanic slap-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂b- — to hang loosely, be weak; to be weak, limp,...
verslappen (Dutch): to extenuate make thin or slender
Definitions
- to extenuate make thin or slender
Ancestry of “verslappen”, step by step
verslappen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch slap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | slap | slack; weak |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | slap | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | slap- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)leh₂b- | to hang loosely, be weak; to be weak, limp,... |
via Dutch ver- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ver- -en | Forms factitive or ergative verbs from adjectives, meaning "to make more (adjective)" or "to become (adjective)" |