Where does “slette” come from?

slette (Danish) comes from Old Norse slétta, from Proto-Germanic slihtijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

slette (Danish): a plain; to delete; to eradicate

Definitions

  1. a plain; to delete; to eradicate

Ancestry of “slette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesléttato even out
2Proto-Germanicslihtijanąto smoothe, to even out
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “slette”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →
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