Where does “slappa” come from?

slappa (Swedish) comes from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

slappa (Swedish): to relax; do nothing

Definitions

  1. to relax; do nothing

Ancestry of “slappa”, step by step

slappa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishafrom
2Swedishavloppa drain; sewage
3Swedishloppa race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English)
4Swedishlöpato run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly...
5Old Swedishløpato run
6Old Norsehlaupato leap, jump, spring
7Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
8Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—

via Swedish slapp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishslappcompletely relaxed; lazy; not tense, like old...
2Old Norseslápr—
3Proto-Germanicslap-—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₂b-to hang loosely, be weak; to be weak, limp,...

via Old Norse sleppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesleppa—
2Proto-Germanicslīpanąto slide; to grind; to sharpen
3Proto-Indo-Europeansley-smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear

Words derived from “slappa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną →Every word from Old Norse hlaupa →