Where does “slurf” come from?
slurf (West Frisian) comes from Dutch slurf, from Dutch slurpen, from Middle Dutch slorpen, from Old Dutch slurpen, from Proto-Germanic slarpaną, from Proto-Indo-European srebʰ- — to sip, gulp, suck.
slurf (West Frisian): trunk
Ancestry of “slurf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | slurf | trunk; penis, dick; jet bridge |
| 2 | Dutch | slurpen | to slurp |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | slorpen | to sip, slurp |
| 4 | Old Dutch | slurpen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slarpaną | to sip, slurp |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | srebʰ- | to sip, gulp, suck |