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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchslabberento lap, sup, slaver, slabber
2Old Dutchslabrōn—
3Proto-Germanicslabrōnąto scrawl, make a mess
4Proto-Indo-Europeanslap-to be weak, limp, languid

Words derived from “slaberen”

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