Where does “sclise” come from?

sclise (Middle English) comes from Old French esclice, from Old French esclicer, from Frankish slitjan, from Proto-Germanic slitjaną, from Proto-Germanic slītaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyd-.

sclise (Middle English): spatula

Definitions

  1. spatula

Ancestry of “sclise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchesclice—
2Old Frenchesclicerto shatter, split, cleave
3Frankishslitjanto split up
4Proto-Germanicslitjaną—
5Proto-Germanicslītanąto tear apart
6Proto-Indo-Europeansleyd-—

Words derived from “sclise”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slītaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic slitjaną →