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Where does “slitjan” come from?

slitjan (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic slitjaną, from Proto-Germanic slītaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyd-.

slitjan (Frankish): to split up

Definitions

  1. to split up

Ancestry of “slitjan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “slitjan”

  • slice
  • slicer
  • multislice
  • interslice
  • sliceable
  • subslice
  • reslice
  • hyperslice
  • microslicer
  • preslice
  • superslice
  • minislice
  • vibroslice
  • sliceth
  • home slice
  • slicer
  • slice
  • slice
  • esclice
  • esclis
  • esclicier
  • esclice
  • esclicer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyd- →