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Where does “slēpen” come from?

slēpen (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic slaipijan — to pull along, to drag.

Ancestry of “slēpen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicslaipijanto pull along, to drag

Words derived from “slēpen”

  • sleepboot
  • sleeptouw
  • sleeptoon
  • sleepkabel
  • voortslepen
  • slepen
  • sleepnet
  • sleepwagen
  • slêpen
Every word from Proto-West Germanic slaipijan →