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

  1. to escape, be let off; to release; to let

Ancestry of “slippe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesleppa—
2Proto-Germanicslīpanąto slide; to grind; to sharpen
3Proto-Indo-Europeansley-smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear

Words derived from “slippe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slīpaną →Every word from Old Norse sleppa →
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