Where does “sleipr” come from?
sleipr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic slaipaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leyb- — slimy.
Ancestry of “sleipr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | slaipaz | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)leyb- | slimy |
Words derived from “sleipr”