Where does “fortschleifen” come from?

fortschleifen (German) comes from German schleifen, from Middle High German sleifen, from Old High German sleifen, from Proto-West Germanic slaipijan — to pull along, to drag.

fortschleifen (German): to drag away, to pull away

Definitions

  1. to drag away, to pull away

Ancestry of “fortschleifen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschleifento grind, to whet, to move across a surface...
2Middle High Germansleifen—
3Old High Germansleifento drag
4Proto-West Germanicslaipijanto pull along, to drag

Words derived from “fortschleifen”

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