Where does “etterslep” come from?
etterslep (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål slep, from Norwegian Bokmål slepe, from Danish slæbe, from Middle Low German slêpen, from Proto-West Germanic *sleupan, from Proto-Germanic sleupaną, from Proto-Indo-European slewb(ʰ)- — to slip, glide.
etterslep (Norwegian Bokmål): a backlog e.g. in maintenance
Definitions
- a backlog e.g. in maintenance
Ancestry of “etterslep”, step by step
etterslep traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål slep
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | slep | imperative of slepe |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | slepe | to tow, drag |
| 3 | Danish | slæbe | to drag, lug |
| 4 | Middle Low German | slêpen | to drag, slight |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sleupan | to sneak, to creep (move stealthily) |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sleupaną | To creep, slink, sneak, slip |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | slewb(ʰ)- | to slip, glide |
via Norwegian Bokmål etter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | etter | after |
| 2 | Old Norse | ettir | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | aftiri | more aft, further behind |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epoteros | further behind, further away |