Etymology Explorer
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Where does “skleizan” come from?
skleizan (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic slītaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyd-.
Ancestry of “skleizan”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
slītaną
to tear apart
2
Proto-Indo-European
sleyd-
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Words derived from “skleizan”
slate
eclat
slaty
éclat
sclate
slatestone
slatelike
slatiness
slaten
reslate
esclater
éclater
esclater
éclatant
esclat
esclate
éclat
esclat
éclatamment
eklatant
eklatant
eklatant
slat
sclatte
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