Where does “sletta” come from?

sletta (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse slétta, from Proto-Germanic slihtijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

sletta (Norwegian Nynorsk): to smooth; to delete; definite singular of slette

Definitions

  1. to smooth; to delete; definite singular of slette

Ancestry of “sletta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesléttato even out
2Proto-Germanicslihtijanąto smoothe, to even out
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “sletta”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →
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