Where does “slippa” come from?
slippa (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish slippa, from Old Norse sleppa, from Proto-Germanic slīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European sley- — smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear.
slippa (Swedish): to not have to do, to get away; to not have to...
Definitions
- to not have to do, to get away; to not have to...
Ancestry of “slippa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | slippa | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | sleppa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | slīpaną | to slide; to grind; to sharpen |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sley- | smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear |