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
Ancestry of “slite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | slíta | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | slītaną | to tear apart |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sleyd- | — |
Words derived from “slite”