Where does “slēpen” come from?
slēpen (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon slēpian, from Proto-West Germanic slaipijan — to pull along, to drag.
Ancestry of “slēpen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | slēpian | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | slaipijan | to pull along, to drag |
Words derived from “slēpen”