Where does “liipata” come from?

liipata (Finnish) comes from Swedish slipa, from Middle Low German slīpen, from Proto-Germanic slīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European sley- — smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear.

liipata (Finnish): to whet

Definitions

  1. to whet

Ancestry of “liipata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishslipato grind, to polish, to sharpen
2Middle Low Germanslīpen—
3Proto-Germanicslīpanąto slide; to grind; to sharpen
4Proto-Indo-Europeansley-smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear

Words derived from “liipata”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slīpaną →Every word from Middle Low German slīpen →