Where does “schleefen” come from?

schleefen (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German sleifen, from Old High German sleifen, from Proto-West Germanic slaipijan — to pull along, to drag.

schleefen (Luxembourgish): to drag, to pull; to drag on, to last too long;...

Definitions

  1. to drag, to pull; to drag on, to last too long;...

Ancestry of “schleefen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansleifen—
2Old High Germansleifento drag
3Proto-West Germanicslaipijanto pull along, to drag

Words derived from “schleefen”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic slaipijan →Every word from Old High German sleifen →Every word from Middle High German sleifen →