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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
According to Kroonen, a strong verb back-formed from the iterative verb *sluppōną, from a Proto-Indo-European *slewp- (“to slip, glide”), and cognate with Lithuanian įslupti (“to slip into”), Latvian šļupt (“to slip”).[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
*sleupaną[2]
- To creep, slink, sneak, slip (move quietly or stealthily)
Conjugation
Descendants
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*sleupan- ~ *slūpan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 454
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*sleupanan ~ *slūpanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 350