Where does “*slāpan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*slāpan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicslēpanąto sleep
2Proto-Indo-Europeanslab-to be weak, be languid; be weak, limp, languid

Words derived from “*slāpan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European slab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slēpaną →