Where does “Schleppe” come from?

Schleppe (German) comes from German schleppen, 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.

Schleppe (German): train

Definitions

  1. train

Ancestry of “Schleppe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschleppento tow; to haul; to drag
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 “Schleppe”

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