Where does “ŝlifi” come from?

ŝlifi (Esperanto) comes from German schleifen, from Middle High German sleifen, from Old High German sleifen, from Proto-West Germanic slaipijan — to pull along, to drag.

ŝlifi (Esperanto): to grind, sand, whet

Definitions

  1. to grind, sand, whet

Ancestry of “ŝlifi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschleifento grind, to whet, to move across a surface...
2Middle High Germansleifen—
3Old High Germansleifento drag
4Proto-West Germanicslaipijanto pull along, to drag
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