Where does “slijpen” come from?

slijpen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch slipen, from Old Dutch slīpan, from Proto-West Germanic slīpan, from Proto-Germanic slīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European sley- — smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear.

slijpen (Dutch): to sharpen; to grind

Definitions

  1. to sharpen; to grind

Ancestry of “slijpen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchslipento sharpen; to grind, to abrade
2Old Dutchslīpanto sharpen
3Proto-West Germanicslīpanto grind, to whet, to sharpen
4Proto-Germanicslīpanąto slide; to grind; to sharpen
5Proto-Indo-Europeansley-smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear

Words derived from “slijpen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slīpaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic slīpan →