Where does “sleffar” come from?
sleffar (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic slipraz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leyb- — slimy.
sleffar (Old High German): slippery
Ancestry of “sleffar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | slipraz | smooth; slippery |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)leyb- | slimy |
Words derived from “sleffar”