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

Definitions

  1. to tear

Ancestry of “slíta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseslítato tear, to tear apart
2Proto-Germanicslītanąto tear apart
3Proto-Indo-Europeansleyd-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slītaną →Every word from Old Norse slíta →