Where does “slite” come from?

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

slite (Norwegian Bokmål): to wear; to struggle

Definitions

  1. to wear; to struggle

Ancestry of “slite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseslítato tear, to tear apart
2Proto-Germanicslītanąto tear apart
3Proto-Indo-Europeansleyd-—

Words derived from “slite”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slītaną →Every word from Old Norse slíta →
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