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Where does “slǣp” come from?

slǣp (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *slāp, from Proto-Germanic slēpaz — sleep.

slǣp (Old English): sleep

Definitions

  1. sleep

Ancestry of “slǣp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*slāp—
2Proto-Germanicslēpazsleep

Words derived from “slǣp”

  • asleep
  • slip
  • slipping
  • slips
  • slipper
  • slippage
  • slipshod
  • coverslip
  • slipstream
  • landslip
  • slipway
  • nonslip
  • slippy
  • sideslip
  • slipcase
  • slipcover
  • slipstitch
  • slippeth
  • microslip
  • slype
  • slipware
  • pillowslip
  • coverslipped
  • payslip
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