schleppen
German (Berlin)
/ˈʃlɛpən/
verb-weak
Definitions
- (transitive) to tow; to haul; to drag
- (transitive) to carry (something heavy); to hump
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German slepen derived from Middle Low German slēpen inherited from Old High German sleifen (drag) inherited from *sleupan.
Origin
*sleupan
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- schlep English
- schlepper English
- schleppy English
- Abschleppwagen German
- Schleifmittel German
- Schleifpapier German
- Schleifring German
- Schleifstein German
- Schlepper German
- Schlepptau German
- Tau German
- abschleppen German
- einschleppen German
- schleifen German
- aanslepen Dutch, Flemish
- sleepboot Dutch, Flemish
- sleepkabel Dutch, Flemish
- sleepnet Dutch, Flemish
- sleeptoon Dutch, Flemish
- sleeptouw Dutch, Flemish
- sleepwagen Dutch, Flemish
- slepen Dutch, Flemish
- voortslepen Dutch, Flemish
- wegslepen Dutch, Flemish
- släpa Swedish
- slêpen Middle Dutch
- sleifen Old High German
- slīfan Old High German
- sleifen Middle High German
- slepen Middle High German
- שלעפּן Yiddish
- *sleupan gmw-pro
- slêpen Middle Low German
- slēpen Middle Low German
- *slēpian Old Saxon
- slæbæ Old Danish
- srepi Sranan Tongo