Where does “schlep” come from?

schlep (English) comes from Yiddish שלעפּן, from Middle High German slepen, from Middle Low German slêpen, from Proto-West Germanic *sleupan, from Proto-Germanic sleupaną, from Proto-Indo-European slewb(ʰ)- — to slip, glide.

schlep (English): To carry, drag, or lug; To go, as on an errand;...

Definitions

  1. To carry, drag, or lug; To go, as on an errand;...

Ancestry of “schlep”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשלעפּןto drag, schlep
2Middle High Germanslepen—
3Middle Low Germanslêpento drag, slight
4Proto-West Germanic*sleupanto sneak, to creep (move stealthily)
5Proto-GermanicsleupanąTo creep, slink, sneak, slip
6Proto-Indo-Europeanslewb(ʰ)-to slip, glide

Words derived from “schlep”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European slewb(ʰ)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sleupaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sleupan →