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

Definitions

  1. trunk

Ancestry of “slurf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchslurftrunk; penis, dick; jet bridge
2Dutchslurpento slurp
3Middle Dutchslorpento sip, slurp
4Old Dutchslurpen—
5Proto-Germanicslarpanąto sip, slurp
6Proto-Indo-Europeansrebʰ-to sip, gulp, suck
Every word from Proto-Indo-European srebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slarpaną →Every word from Old Dutch slurpen →