Where does “sloifen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “sloifen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansleifen—
2Old High Germansleifento drag
3Proto-West Germanicslaipijanto pull along, to drag

Words derived from “sloifen”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic slaipijan →Every word from Old High German sleifen →Every word from Middle High German sleifen →