Where does “sleipfen” come from?

sleipfen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German sleifen, from Proto-West Germanic slaipijan — to pull along, to drag.

Ancestry of “sleipfen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansleifento drag
2Proto-West Germanicslaipijanto pull along, to drag
Every word from Proto-West Germanic slaipijan →Every word from Old High German sleifen →