Where does “gislapo” come from?

gislapo (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon slapan, from Proto-Germanic *slāpan, from Proto-Germanic slēpaną, from Proto-Indo-European slab- — to be weak, be languid; be weak, limp, languid.

gislapo (Old Saxon): bedfellow

Definitions

  1. bedfellow

Ancestry of “gislapo”, step by step

gislapo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon slapan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonslapanto sleep
2Proto-Germanic*slāpan—
3Proto-Germanicslēpanąto sleep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanslab-to be weak, be languid; be weak, limp, languid

via Old Saxon gī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxongīyou plural
2Proto-West Germanicjiʀyou
3Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
4Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slēpaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *slāpan →