Where does “slitage” come from?

slitage (Danish) comes from Dutch slijtage, from Dutch slijten, from Middle Dutch sliten, from Old Dutch slītan, from Proto-West Germanic slītan, from Proto-Germanic slītaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyd-.

slitage (Danish): wear and tear

Definitions

  1. wear and tear

Ancestry of “slitage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchslijtagewear
2Dutchslijtento tear; to wear down; to sell
3Middle Dutchslitento wear, to erode, to deteriorate with use; to...
4Old Dutchslītanto tear
5Proto-West Germanicslītanto tear apart
6Proto-Germanicslītanąto tear apart
7Proto-Indo-Europeansleyd-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slītaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic slītan →