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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | slīpaną | to slide; to grind; to sharpen |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sley- | smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear |
Words derived from “slīpen”