Where does “teslitan” come from?

teslitan (Old Dutch) comes from Old Dutch te, from Proto-Germanic ta, from Proto-Germanic tō, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

teslitan (Old Dutch): to tear, to rip

Definitions

  1. to tear, to rip

Ancestry of “teslitan”, step by step

teslitan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch te

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchte—
2Proto-Germanictato
3Proto-Germanictōto
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

via Old Dutch slītan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchslītanto tear
2Proto-West Germanicslītanto tear apart
3Proto-Germanicslītanąto tear apart
4Proto-Indo-Europeansleyd-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European de →Every word from Proto-Germanic tō →Every word from Proto-Germanic ta →