Where does “slaitan” come from?

slaitan (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic slaitijaną, from Proto-Germanic slītaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyd-.

slaitan (Frankish): to split, break

Definitions

  1. to split, break

Ancestry of “slaitan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicslaitijaną—
2Proto-Germanicslītanąto tear apart
3Proto-Indo-Europeansleyd-—

Words derived from “slaitan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slītaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic slaitijaną →