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
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