Where does “slabberen” come from?
slabberen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch slabrōn, from Proto-Germanic slabrōną, from Proto-Indo-European slap- — to be weak, limp, languid.
slabberen (Middle Dutch): to lap, sup, slaver, slabber
Definitions
- to lap, sup, slaver, slabber
Ancestry of “slabberen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | slabrōn | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | slabrōną | to scrawl, make a mess |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | slap- | to be weak, limp, languid |
Words derived from “slabberen”