Where does “slīzen” come from?
slīzen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German slīzan, from Proto-West Germanic slītan, from Proto-Germanic slītaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyd-.
Ancestry of “slīzen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | slīzan | to tear |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | slītan | to tear apart |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | slītaną | to tear apart |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sleyd- | — |
Words derived from “slīzen”