Where does “slupp” come from?
slupp (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Dutch sloep, from Middle French chaloupe, from Old French escalope, from Old French escale, from Old High German skala, from Proto-Germanic skalō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
slupp (Norwegian Bokmål): a sloop
Ancestry of “slupp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | sloep | A small boat, with oars and historically often... |
| 2 | Middle French | chaloupe | — |
| 3 | Old French | escalope | shell |
| 4 | Old French | escale | shell |
| 5 | Old High German | skala | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skalō | shell; lump, ball |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |