Where does “slībaną” come from?

slībaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

slībaną (Proto-Germanic): to split

Definitions

  1. to split

Ancestry of “slībaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “slībaną

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