Where does “schlitteln” come from?

schlitteln (German) comes from German -eln, from Middle High German -eln, from Old High German -alōn, from Proto-Germanic -lōną — frequentative verbal suffix; indicating...

schlitteln (German): to sled

Definitions

  1. to sled

Ancestry of “schlitteln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-elnVerb suffix: Build verbs from nouns, adjectives...
2Middle High German-elnfrequentative suffix
3Old High German-alōn—
4Proto-Germanic-lōnąfrequentative verbal suffix; indicating...
Every word from Proto-Germanic -lōną →Every word from German -eln →Every word from Middle High German -eln →
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