Where does “sliepescoh” come from?

sliepescoh (Old English) comes from Old English slīepan, from Proto-Germanic slaupijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

sliepescoh (Old English): slipper

Definitions

  1. slipper

Ancestry of “sliepescoh”, step by step

sliepescoh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English slīepan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishslīepanto slip
2Proto-Germanicslaupijanąto slip off; to roll up
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

via Old English sċōh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċōhshoe
2Proto-West Germanicskōhshoe
3Proto-Germanicskōhazshoe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskewk-—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kew-to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →