Where does “slijten” come from?

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

slijten (Dutch): to tear; to wear down; to sell

Definitions

  1. to tear; to wear down; to sell

Ancestry of “slijten”, step by step

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

Words derived from “slijten”

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