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Where does “slēpian” come from?

slēpian (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic slaipijan — to pull along, to drag.

Ancestry of “slēpian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicslaipijanto pull along, to drag

Words derived from “slēpian”

  • schlep
  • schleppy
  • schlepper
  • abschleppen
  • Schleppe
  • schleppen
  • Schlepper
  • Abschleppwagen
  • släpa
  • släplina
  • шлеп
  • šlepati
  • шлепати
  • шлепер
  • šleper
  • šlep
  • slepp
  • slepen
  • שלעפּן
  • slēpen
Every word from Proto-West Germanic slaipijan →