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Where does “Slip” come from?

Slip (German) comes from English slip, from Middle Dutch slippe.

Slip (German): a piece of underwear covering just the genitalia...

Definitions

  1. a piece of underwear covering just the genitalia...

Ancestry of “Slip”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslipA thin, slippery mix of clay and water; Mud,...
2Middle Dutchslippe—
Every word from Middle Dutch slippe →