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Where does “slopen” come from?

slopen (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.

Ancestry of “slopen”, 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 “slopen”

  • slopen
  • sloopwerk
  • sloping
  • slopingswerk
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