Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

Via Middle High German slepen from Middle Low German slēpen, from or related to Old High German sleifen (to drag) and slifan (to slip), from Proto-West Germanic *sleupan.[1] Compare German schleppen.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Litvish) IPA(key): [ˈʃɫɛ.pm̩]

Verb edit

שלעפּן (shlepn) (past participle געשלעפּט (geshlept))

  1. to drag, schlep

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • English: schlep

References edit

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “schlep”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.