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
- to cut, cleave; to cut, cleave, split
Ancestry of “sliven”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | slīfan | to cleave, split |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *slīban | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | slībaną | to split |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
Words derived from “sliven”