Where does “schläifen” come from?

schläifen (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German slīfen, from Old High German slīfan, from Proto-West Germanic slīpan, from Proto-Germanic slīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European sley- — smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear.

schläifen (Luxembourgish): to sharpen, to whet; to cut; to scrape, to abrade

Definitions

  1. to sharpen, to whet; to cut; to scrape, to abrade

Ancestry of “schläifen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanslīfen—
2Old High Germanslīfan—
3Proto-West Germanicslīpanto grind, to whet, to sharpen
4Proto-Germanicslīpanąto slide; to grind; to sharpen
5Proto-Indo-Europeansley-smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slīpaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic slīpan →