Where does “Sleipnir” come from?

Sleipnir (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse sleipr, from Proto-Germanic slaipaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leyb- — slimy.

Sleipnir (Old Norse): The eight-legged horse of Odin

Definitions

  1. The eight-legged horse of Odin

Ancestry of “Sleipnir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesleipr—
2Proto-Germanicslaipazslippery
3Proto-Indo-European(s)leyb-slimy

Words derived from “Sleipnir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slaipaz →Every word from Old Norse sleipr →