Where does “slit” come from?

slit (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse slit, from Old Norse slíta, from Proto-Germanic slītaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyd-.

slit (Icelandic): wear and tear

Definitions

  1. wear and tear

Ancestry of “slit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseslit—
2Old Norseslítato tear, to tear apart
3Proto-Germanicslītanąto tear apart
4Proto-Indo-Europeansleyd-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slītaną →Every word from Old Norse slíta →