Where does “slurping” come from?

Slurping derives from Middle Dutch slurpen, Old Dutch slurpen, and Proto-Germanic slarpaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European srebʰ-, a root meaning to sip or drink noisily.

slurping (English): present participle of slurp; A sound or motion...

Definitions

  1. present participle of slurp; A sound or motion...

Ancestry of “slurping”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslurpTo eat or drink noisily; To make a loud sucking...
2Middle Dutchslurpen—
3Old Dutchslurpen—
4Proto-Germanicslarpanąto sip, slurp
5Proto-Indo-Europeansrebʰ-to sip, gulp, suck

Words derived from “slurping”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European srebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slarpaną →Every word from Old Dutch slurpen →