Where does “slabber” come from?

slabber (English) comes from Middle English slaberen, from Middle Dutch slabberen, from Old Dutch slabrōn, from Proto-Germanic slabrōną, from Proto-Indo-European slap- — to be weak, limp, languid.

slabber (English): To let saliva or other liquid fall from the mouth...

Definitions

  1. To let saliva or other liquid fall from the mouth...

Ancestry of “slabber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishslaberen—
2Middle Dutchslabberento lap, sup, slaver, slabber
3Old Dutchslabrōn—
4Proto-Germanicslabrōnąto scrawl, make a mess
5Proto-Indo-Europeanslap-to be weak, limp, languid

Words derived from “slabber”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European slap- →