Where does “slipper” come from?

Slipper derives from Middle Dutch slippe, which comes from Old French -er, itself from Latin -are, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European slap- through Proto-Italic -os.

slipper (English): A low soft shoe that can be slipped on and off...

Definitions

  1. A low soft shoe that can be slipped on and off...

Ancestry of “slipper”, step by step

slipper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English slip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslipA thin, slippery mix of clay and water; Mud,...
2Middle Dutchslippe

via Middle English slypper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishslypperA light indoor shoe
2Middle Englishslyppen

Words derived from “slipper

Every word from Middle Dutch slippe
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