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
- to tear, to split, to peel
Ancestry of “schleißen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | slīzen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | slīzan | to tear |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | slītan | to tear apart |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | slītaną | to tear apart |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sleyd- | — |