Where does “srepi” come from?

srepi (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch slepen, from Middle Dutch slêpen, from Old Dutch slēpen, from Proto-West Germanic slaipijan — to pull along, to drag.

srepi (Sranan Tongo): to haul, to tow

Definitions

  1. to haul, to tow

Ancestry of “srepi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchslepento drag, to tow; to slide
2Middle Dutchslêpen—
3Old Dutchslēpento drag, tow
4Proto-West Germanicslaipijanto pull along, to drag
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