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Where does “sleppa” come from?

sleppa (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse sleppa, from Proto-Germanic slīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European sley- — smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear.

sleppa (Norwegian Nynorsk): to be released from something; to not have to do...

Definitions

  1. to be released from something; to not have to do...

Ancestry of “sleppa”, 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 “sleppa”

  • slapp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sley- →