Where does “slipferec” come from?

slipferec (Middle High German) comes from Old High German sleffarag, from Old High German sleffar, from Proto-Germanic slipraz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leyb- — slimy.

Ancestry of “slipferec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansleffarag—
2Old High Germansleffarslippery
3Proto-Germanicsliprazsmooth; slippery
4Proto-Indo-European(s)leyb-slimy

Words derived from “slipferec”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slipraz →Every word from Old High German sleffar →