Where does “liippát” come from?

liippát (Northern Sami) comes from Finnish liipata, from Swedish slipa, from Middle Low German slīpen, from Proto-Germanic slīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European sley- — smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear.

liippát (Northern Sami): to whet

Definitions

  1. to whet

Ancestry of “liippát”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliipatato whet
2Swedishslipato grind, to polish, to sharpen
3Middle Low Germanslīpen—
4Proto-Germanicslīpanąto slide; to grind; to sharpen
5Proto-Indo-Europeansley-smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slīpaną →Every word from Middle Low German slīpen →