Where does “slitasje” come from?

slitasje (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Dutch slijtage, from Dutch slijten, from Middle Dutch sliten, from Old Dutch slītan, from Proto-West Germanic slītan, from Proto-Germanic slītaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyd-.

slitasje (Norwegian Bokmål): wear, wear and tear

Definitions

  1. wear, wear and tear

Ancestry of “slitasje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchslijtagewear
2Dutchslijtento tear; to wear down; to sell
3Middle Dutchslitento wear, to erode, to deteriorate with use; to...
4Old Dutchslītanto tear
5Proto-West Germanicslītanto tear apart
6Proto-Germanicslītanąto tear apart
7Proto-Indo-Europeansleyd-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slītaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic slītan →