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Where does “slupan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “slupan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “slupan”

  • sluipwesp
  • bordeelsluiper
  • sluiper
  • sluipweg
  • sluipverkeer
  • sluipen
  • insluipen
  • slupen
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