Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “slite” come from?

slite (Middle High German) comes from Old High German slito, from Proto-Germanic slidô — sled, sleigh.

Ancestry of “slite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanslitosled
2Proto-Germanicslidôsled, sleigh

Words derived from “slite”

  • Schlitten
Every word from Proto-Germanic slidô →