Where does “slupen” come from?

slupen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch slūpan, from Proto-West Germanic *sleupan, from Proto-Germanic sleupaną, from Proto-Indo-European slewb(ʰ)- — to slip, glide.

Ancestry of “slupen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchslūpanto creep, to sneak
2Proto-West Germanic*sleupanto sneak, to creep (move stealthily)
3Proto-GermanicsleupanąTo creep, slink, sneak, slip
4Proto-Indo-Europeanslewb(ʰ)-to slip, glide

Words derived from “slupen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European slewb(ʰ)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sleupaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sleupan →
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