Where does “schliefbar” come from?

schliefbar (German) comes from German schliefen, from Middle High German sliefen, from Old High German sliofan, from Proto-Germanic sleupaną, from Proto-Indo-European slewb(ʰ)- — to slip, glide.

schliefbar (German): just wide enough to crawl through

Definitions

  1. just wide enough to crawl through

Ancestry of “schliefbar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanschliefenSynonym of schlüpfen; inflection of schlafen: ##...
2Middle High Germansliefen—
3Old High Germansliofan—
4Proto-GermanicsleupanąTo creep, slink, sneak, slip
5Proto-Indo-Europeanslewb(ʰ)-to slip, glide

Words derived from “schliefbar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European slewb(ʰ)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sleupaną →Every word from Old High German sliofan →