Where does “slīpen” come from?

slīpen (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-Germanic slīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European sley- — smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear.

Ancestry of “slīpen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicslīpanąto slide; to grind; to sharpen
2Proto-Indo-Europeansley-smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear

Words derived from “slīpen”

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