Where does “slupan” come from?

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

slupan (Old English): to slip, slide

Definitions

  1. to slip, slide

Ancestry of “slupan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicsleupanąTo creep, slink, sneak, slip
2Proto-Indo-Europeanslewb(ʰ)-to slip, glide

Words derived from “slupan”

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