Etymograph

English

slabberer

From slabber + -er.

Formed from slabber + -er

Proto-Germanic *slabrōną ‘to scrawl, make a mess’

Proto-West Germanic *slabrōn

Old Dutch *slabron

Middle Dutch slabberen ‘to lap, sup, slaver, slabber’

Middle English slaberen

English slabber

Today it means

noun One who slabbers, or drools.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “slabberer”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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