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Where does “släpa” come from?

släpa (Swedish) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk slepa, from Polish -a, from Old Polish -ą, from Proto-Slavic -a, from Proto-Indo-European -ōd.

släpa (Swedish): to drag over a surface; to drag oneself, move...

Definitions

  1. to drag over a surface; to drag oneself, move...

Ancestry of “släpa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskslepato drag, tow
2Polish-a—
3Old Polish-ą—
4Proto-Slavic-aid
5Proto-Indo-European-ōd—

Words derived from “släpa”

  • släplina
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōd →