Where does “slêpen” come from?
slêpen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch slēpen, from Proto-West Germanic slaipijan — to pull along, to drag.
Ancestry of “slêpen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | slēpen | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | slaipijan | to pull along, to drag |
Words derived from “slêpen”