Where does “slôpen” come from?

slôpen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch slōpen, from Proto-Germanic slaupijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

slôpen (Middle Dutch): to drag forth

Definitions

  1. to drag forth

Ancestry of “slôpen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchslōpen—
2Proto-Germanicslaupijanąto slip off; to roll up
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “slôpen”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →