Where does “slūpan” come from?

slūpan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *sleupan, from Proto-Germanic sleupaną, from Proto-Indo-European slewb(ʰ)- — to slip, glide.

slūpan (Old Dutch): to creep, to sneak

Definitions

  1. to creep, to sneak

Ancestry of “slūpan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “slūpan”

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