Where does “slaberen” come from?
slaberen (Middle English) comes from Middle Dutch slabberen, from Old Dutch slabrōn, from Proto-Germanic slabrōną, from Proto-Indo-European slap- — to be weak, limp, languid.
Ancestry of “slaberen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | slabberen | to lap, sup, slaver, slabber |
| 2 | Old Dutch | slabrōn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | slabrōną | to scrawl, make a mess |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | slap- | to be weak, limp, languid |
Words derived from “slaberen”