Where does “slepa” come from?

slepa (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Low German slêpen, from Proto-West Germanic *sleupan, from Proto-Germanic sleupaną, from Proto-Indo-European slewb(ʰ)- — to slip, glide.

slepa (Norwegian Nynorsk): to drag, tow

Definitions

  1. to drag, tow

Ancestry of “slepa”, step by step

slepa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German slêpen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanslêpento drag, slight
2Proto-West Germanic*sleupanto sneak, to creep (move stealthily)
3Proto-GermanicsleupanąTo creep, slink, sneak, slip
4Proto-Indo-Europeanslewb(ʰ)-to slip, glide

via Latin alapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalapaslap, smack
2Aramaicאַלַּףto teach

via Polish ślepy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishślepyblind; a blind person
2Proto-Slavicslěpъblind

Words derived from “slepa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European slewb(ʰ)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sleupaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sleupan →