Where does “slīfan” come from?

slīfan (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic slīpan, from Proto-Germanic slīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European sley- — smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear.

Ancestry of “slīfan”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-West Germanic	slīpan	to grind, to whet, to sharpen
2	Proto-Germanic	slīpaną	to slide; to grind; to sharpen
3	Proto-Indo-European	sley-	smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear

Words derived from “slīfan”

шлифовать
schleife
schleifen
Schleifring
Schleifmittel
szlifować
шлајфати
šlajfati
sleifen
sleipfen
sleifen
slīfen
schleefen
schläifen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sley- →

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