Where does “slippe” come from?
slippe (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse sleppa, from Proto-Germanic slīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European sley- — smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear.
slippe (Norwegian Bokmål): to escape, be let off; to release; to let
Definitions
- to escape, be let off; to release; to let
Ancestry of “slippe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | sleppa | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | slīpaną | to slide; to grind; to sharpen |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sley- | smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear |
Words derived from “slippe”