Where does “schleifen” come from?

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

schleifen (German): to grind, to whet, to move across a surface...

Definitions

  1. to grind, to whet, to move across a surface...

Ancestry of “schleifen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansleifen—
2Old High Germansleifento drag
3Proto-West Germanicslaipijanto pull along, to drag

Words derived from “schleifen”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic slaipijan →Every word from Old High German sleifen →Every word from Middle High German sleifen →