Where does “slit” come from?

slit (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål slite, from Old Norse slíta, from Proto-Germanic slītaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyd-.

slit (Norwegian Bokmål): imperative of slite

Definitions

  1. imperative of slite

Ancestry of “slit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsliteto wear; to struggle
2Old Norseslítato tear, to tear apart
3Proto-Germanicslītanąto tear apart
4Proto-Indo-Europeansleyd-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slītaną →Every word from Old Norse slíta →