Where does “liippa” come from?

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

liippa (Finnish): whetstone

Definitions

  1. whetstone

Ancestry of “liippa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishslipa slipway, a slip
2Swedishslipato grind, to polish, to sharpen
3Middle Low Germanslīpen—
4Proto-Germanicslīpanąto slide; to grind; to sharpen
5Proto-Indo-Europeansley-smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear

Words derived from “liippa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sley- →