Where does “slite” come from?

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

slite (English): To slit; tear or rip up; To wear away; The act or...

Definitions

  1. To slit; tear or rip up; To wear away; The act or...

Ancestry of “slite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsliten—
2Old Englishslītanto slit, tear, rend, shiver, split, rend to...
3Proto-West Germanicslītanto tear apart
4Proto-Germanicslītanąto tear apart
5Proto-Indo-Europeansleyd-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slītaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic slītan →
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