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
Ancestry of “slijtage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | slijten | to tear; to wear down; to sell |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | sliten | to wear, to erode, to deteriorate with use; to... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | slītan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | slītan | to tear apart |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slītaną | to tear apart |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sleyd- | — |