Where does “slīfan” come from?

slīfan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *slīban, from Proto-Germanic slībaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

slīfan (Old English): to cleave, split

Definitions

  1. to cleave, split

Ancestry of “slīfan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*slībanto split, divide
2Proto-Germanicslībanąto split
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “slīfan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slībaną →
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