Where does “šlep-” come from?

šlep- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱlep-, from Proto-Indo-European klep- — to steal.

Ancestry of “šlep-”, step by step

šlep- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European ḱlep-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlep-to steal
2Proto-Indo-Europeanklep-to steal

via Proto-Indo-European ḱlēp-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlēp-to steal

Words derived from “šlep-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlep- →