Where does “slurper” come from?
slurper (English) comes from English slurp, from Middle Dutch slurpen, from Old Dutch slurpen, from Proto-Germanic slarpaną, from Proto-Indo-European srebʰ- — to sip, gulp, suck.
slurper (English): One who or that which slurps
Definitions
- One who or that which slurps
Ancestry of “slurper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | slurp | To eat or drink noisily; To make a loud sucking... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | slurpen | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | slurpen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | slarpaną | to sip, slurp |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | srebʰ- | to sip, gulp, suck |