Where does “uitslijpen” come from?
uitslijpen (Dutch) comes from Dutch uit, from Middle Dutch uut, from Old Dutch ūt, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
uitslijpen (Dutch): to grind away
Definitions
- to grind away
Ancestry of “uitslijpen”, step by step
uitslijpen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch uit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | uit | out, from the inside to the outside; out, off;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | uut | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ūt | outside |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via Dutch slijpen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | slijpen | to sharpen; to grind |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | slipen | to sharpen; to grind, to abrade |
| 3 | Old Dutch | slīpan | to sharpen |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | slīpan | to grind, to whet, to sharpen |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slīpaną | to slide; to grind; to sharpen |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sley- | smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear |