Where does “slīfen” come from?

slīfen (Middle High German) comes 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.

Ancestry of “slīfen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanslīfan—
2Proto-West Germanicslīpanto grind, to whet, to sharpen
3Proto-Germanicslīpanąto slide; to grind; to sharpen
4Proto-Indo-Europeansley-smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear

Words derived from “slīfen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slīpaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic slīpan →