Where does “schläissen” come from?

schläissen (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German slīȥan, from Proto-Germanic slītaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyd-.

schläissen (Luxembourgish): to split; to peel, to destring

Definitions

  1. to split; to peel, to destring

Ancestry of “schläissen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanslīȥanto tear, to split, to peel
2Proto-Germanicslītanąto tear apart
3Proto-Indo-Europeansleyd-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slītaną →Every word from Old High German slīȥan →