How to Spell slip
slip
slip - verb
- To move with a smooth sliding motion
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
Etymology
Middle English {it}slippen,{/it} probably going back to Old English {it}*slippan,{/it} weak verb cognate with Middle Dutch {it}slippen{/it} "to lose one's footing, slip," Middle Low German {it}slippen,{/it} Old High German {it}pesliphen, pislipfan{/it} "to lose one's footing, stumble," intensive derivative of Germanic {it}*sleipan-{/it} "to slide, slip" {ma}{mat|slipper:1|}{/ma}