Where does “slíta” come from?
slíta (Faroese) comes from Old Norse slíta, from Proto-Germanic slītaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyd-.
slíta (Faroese): to tear
Ancestry of “slíta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | slíta | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | slītaną | to tear apart |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sleyd- | — |