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

  1. to lap, sup, slaver, slabber

Ancestry of “slabberen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchslabrōn—
2Proto-Germanicslabrōnąto scrawl, make a mess
3Proto-Indo-Europeanslap-to be weak, limp, languid

Words derived from “slabberen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European slap- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slabrōną →Every word from Old Dutch slabrōn →