Where does “sleppa” come from?
sleppa (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse sleppa, from Proto-Germanic slīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European sley- — smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear.
sleppa (Icelandic): to escape, get away; to release, to let go, let...
Definitions
- to escape, get away; to release, to let go, let...
Ancestry of “sleppa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | sleppa | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | slīpaną | to slide; to grind; to sharpen |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sley- | smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear |