Where does “toslitan” come from?

toslitan (Old English) comes from Old English tō, from Proto-West Germanic *tō, from Proto-Germanic tō, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

toslitan (Old English): to tear apart, rip up, lacerate

Definitions

  1. to tear apart, rip up, lacerate

Ancestry of “toslitan”, step by step

toslitan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English tō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtōat, on; furthermore, also, besides; to, into
2Proto-West Germanic*tō—
3Proto-Germanictōto
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

via Old English slītan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishslītanto slit, tear, rend, shiver, split, rend to...
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-West Germanic *tō →