Where does “slīpaną” come from?

slīpaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European sley- — smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear.

slīpaną (Proto-Germanic): to slide; to grind; to sharpen

Definitions

  1. to slide; to grind; to sharpen

Ancestry of “slīpaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansley-smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear

Words derived from “slīpaną”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sley- →