English

ladyslipper

From lady + slipper.

A compound of lady + slipper

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- ‘to knead’

Proto-Germanic *daigijǭ ‘kneader’

Old English dǣġe ‘female servant; kneader’

Old English hlǣfdīġe ‘mistress of a household’

Middle English lady ‘a lady’

English lady

Middle English slyppen

Middle English slypper ‘a light indoor shoe’

Today it means

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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / ladyslipper