Where does “Sleipnir” come from?

Sleipnir (English) comes from Old Norse Sleipnir, from Old Norse sleipr, from Proto-Germanic slaipaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leyb- — slimy.

Sleipnir (English): The eight-legged horse of Odin

Definitions

  1. The eight-legged horse of Odin

Ancestry of “Sleipnir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseSleipnirThe eight-legged horse of Odin
2Old Norsesleipr—
3Proto-Germanicslaipazslippery
4Proto-Indo-European(s)leyb-slimy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slaipaz →Every word from Old Norse sleipr →