Where does “slappur” come from?
slappur (Icelandic) comes from Danish slap, from Middle Low German slap, from Old Saxon slap, from Proto-West Germanic slāp, from Proto-Germanic slēpaz — sleep.
slappur (Icelandic): slack, loose; feeble, weak; ill, poorly
Definitions
- slack, loose; feeble, weak; ill, poorly
Ancestry of “slappur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | slap | loose; limp; slack |
| 2 | Middle Low German | slap | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | slap | sleep |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | slāp | sleep |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slēpaz | sleep |