Where does “slicer” come from?

slicer (French) comes from English slice, from Middle English sclise, from Old French esclice, from Old French esclicer, from Frankish slitjan, from Proto-Germanic slitjaną, from Proto-Germanic slītaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyd-.

slicer (French): To slice the ball

Definitions

  1. To slice the ball

Ancestry of “slicer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsliceThat which is thin and broad; A thin, broad piece...
2Middle Englishsclisespatula
3Old Frenchesclice—
4Old Frenchesclicerto shatter, split, cleave
5Frankishslitjanto split up
6Proto-Germanicslitjaną—
7Proto-Germanicslītanąto tear apart
8Proto-Indo-Europeansleyd-—

Words derived from “slicer”

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