Where does “шлифер” come from?

шлифер (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German schlüpfen, from Middle High German slüpfen, from Old High German slupfen, from Proto-Germanic slupjaną.

шлифер (Serbo-Croatian): bed linen, linen cover (duvet or blanket)

Definitions

  1. bed linen, linen cover (duvet or blanket)

Ancestry of “шлифер”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschlüpfento slip; to hatch
2Middle High Germanslüpfen—
3Old High Germanslupfen—
4Proto-Germanicslupjaną—
Every word from Proto-Germanic slupjaną →Every word from Old High German slupfen →Every word from Middle High German slüpfen →