Where does “slept” come from?

slept (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.

slept (Norwegian Bokmål): past participle of slepe

Definitions

  1. past participle of slepe

Ancestry of “slept”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålslepeto tow, drag
2Danishslæbeto drag, lug
3Middle Low Germanslêpento drag, slight
4Proto-West Germanic*sleupanto sneak, to creep (move stealthily)
5Proto-GermanicsleupanąTo creep, slink, sneak, slip
6Proto-Indo-Europeanslewb(ʰ)-to slip, glide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slewb(ʰ)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sleupaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sleupan →