An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Schlupf

by Friedrich Kluge

Schlupf, m., ‘slip, refuge, pass, defile,’ from MidHG. slupf, ‘noose, cord,’ allied to MidHG. slüpfen, MidHG. and OHG. slupfen, ModHG. schlüpfen, ‘to slip,’ which is an intensive of MidHG. sliefen, ‘to slide, slip,’ corresponding to Goth. sliupan, ‘to slip’; Lat. lûbricus seems to be primit. allied to it. —