Where does “sliven” come from?

sliven (Middle English) comes from Old English slīfan, from Proto-West Germanic *slīban, from Proto-Germanic slībaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

sliven (Middle English): to cut, cleave; to cut, cleave, split

Definitions

  1. to cut, cleave; to cut, cleave, split

Ancestry of “sliven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishslīfanto cleave, split
2Proto-West Germanic*slībanto split, divide
3Proto-Germanicslībanąto split
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “sliven”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slībaną →