Where does “schlapp” come from?

schlapp (German) comes from Middle Low German slap, from Old Saxon slap, from Proto-West Germanic slāp, from Proto-Germanic slēpaz — sleep.

schlapp (German): weak, lacking vigour, weary, exhausted; slack,...

Definitions

  1. weak, lacking vigour, weary, exhausted; slack,...

Ancestry of “schlapp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanslap—
2Old Saxonslapsleep
3Proto-West Germanicslāpsleep
4Proto-Germanicslēpazsleep

Words derived from “schlapp”

Every word from Proto-Germanic slēpaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic slāp →Every word from Old Saxon slap →