Where does “*slipr” come from?
*slipr (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic slipraz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leyb- — slimy.
Ancestry of “*slipr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | slipraz | smooth; slippery |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)leyb- | slimy |