Where does “utsläpp” come from?

utsläpp (Swedish) comes from Swedish slapp, from Old Norse slápr, from Proto-Germanic slap-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂b- — to hang loosely, be weak; to be weak, limp,...

utsläpp (Swedish): emission

Definitions

  1. emission

Ancestry of “utsläpp”, step by step

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,...

Words derived from “utsläpp”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂b- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slap- →Every word from Old Norse slápr →