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