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Where does “slíta” come from?

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

Ancestry of “slíta”, step by step

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

Words derived from “slíta”

  • slita
  • slite
  • slit
  • slitesterk
  • sliten
  • slitesterk
  • slite
  • slit
  • slita
  • slíta
  • slit
  • slet
  • slit
  • slíta
  • slit
  • slet
  • slita
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyd- →