Where does “slijtage” come from?

slijtage (Dutch) comes 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-.

slijtage (Dutch): wear

Definitions

  1. wear

Ancestry of “slijtage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchslijtento tear; to wear down; to sell
2Middle Dutchslitento wear, to erode, to deteriorate with use; to...
3Old Dutchslītanto tear
4Proto-West Germanicslītanto tear apart
5Proto-Germanicslītanąto tear apart
6Proto-Indo-Europeansleyd-—

Words derived from “slijtage”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slītaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic slītan →