Where does “nedslitt” come from?

nedslitt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ned, from Old Norse niðr, from Proto-Germanic niþer, from Proto-Indo-European niter.

nedslitt (Norwegian Bokmål): run-down, worn down, worn-out

Definitions

  1. run-down, worn down, worn-out

Ancestry of “nedslitt”, step by step

nedslitt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål ned

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålneddown
2Old Norseniðrdown; kinsman, relative; son
3Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
4Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—

via Norwegian Bokmål slitt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålslitt—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European niter →Every word from Proto-Germanic niþer →Every word from Old Norse niðr →