Where does “*slipr” come from?

*slipr (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic slipraz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leyb- — slimy.

*slipr (Proto-West Germanic): slippery

Definitions

  1. slippery

Ancestry of “*slipr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsliprazsmooth; slippery
2Proto-Indo-European(s)leyb-slimy

Words derived from “*slipr

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leyb-Every word from Proto-Germanic slipraz
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