Where does “schleißen” come from?

schleißen (German) comes from Middle High German slīzen, from Old High German slīzan, from Proto-West Germanic slītan, from Proto-Germanic slītaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyd-.

schleißen (German): to tear, to split, to peel

Definitions

  1. to tear, to split, to peel

Ancestry of “schleißen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanslīzen—
2Old High Germanslīzanto tear
3Proto-West Germanicslītanto tear apart
4Proto-Germanicslītanąto tear apart
5Proto-Indo-Europeansleyd-—

Words derived from “schleißen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slītaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic slītan →