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
- to sharpen, to whet; to cut; to scrape, to abrade
Ancestry of “schläifen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | slīfen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | slīfan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | slīpan | to grind, to whet, to sharpen |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | slīpaną | to slide; to grind; to sharpen |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sley- | smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear |