Where does “sluf” come from?

sluf (Middle High German) comes from Proto-Germanic sleupaną, from Proto-Indo-European slewb(ʰ)- — to slip, glide.

Ancestry of “sluf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicsleupanąTo creep, slink, sneak, slip
2Proto-Indo-Europeanslewb(ʰ)-to slip, glide

Words derived from “sluf”

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