Where does “schluff” come from?

schluff (German) comes from Middle High German sluf, from Proto-Germanic sleupaną, from Proto-Indo-European slewb(ʰ)- — to slip, glide.

schluff (German): silt (fine earth deposited by water)

Definitions

  1. silt (fine earth deposited by water)

Ancestry of “schluff”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansluf—
2Proto-GermanicsleupanąTo creep, slink, sneak, slip
3Proto-Indo-Europeanslewb(ʰ)-to slip, glide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slewb(ʰ)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sleupaną →Every word from Middle High German sluf →
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