Where does “schlüpfrig” come from?

schlüpfrig (German) comes from Middle High German slipferec, from Old High German sleffarag, from Old High German sleffar, from Proto-Germanic slipraz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leyb- — slimy.

schlüpfrig (German): slippery, slick, greasy, slimy; slippery, tricky,...

Definitions

  1. slippery, slick, greasy, slimy; slippery, tricky,...

Ancestry of “schlüpfrig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanslipferec—
2Old High Germansleffarag—
3Old High Germansleffarslippery
4Proto-Germanicsliprazsmooth; slippery
5Proto-Indo-European(s)leyb-slimy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slipraz →Every word from Old High German sleffar →