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
- To slit; tear or rip up; To wear away; The act or...
Ancestry of “slite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | sliten | — |
| 2 | Old English | slītan | to slit, tear, rend, shiver, split, rend to... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | slītan | to tear apart |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | slītaną | to tear apart |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sleyd- | — |