Where does “slíta” come from?

slíta (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic slītaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyd-.

slíta (Old Norse): to tear, to tear apart

Definitions

  1. to tear, to tear apart

Ancestry of “slíta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicslītanąto tear apart
2Proto-Indo-Europeansleyd-—

Words derived from “slíta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slītaną →
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