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Where does “slītaną” come from?

slītaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European sleyd-.

slītaną (Proto-Germanic): to tear apart

Definitions

  1. to tear apart

Ancestry of “slītaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansleyd-—

Words derived from “slītaną”

  • slice
  • slate
  • slit
  • eclat
  • slat
  • slaty
  • slicer
  • multislice
  • slitted
  • éclat
  • slitlike
  • slitter
  • interslice
  • slitty
  • slitless
  • slatestone
  • unslit
  • sliceable
  • arrowslit
  • slite
  • slatelike
  • subslice
  • reslice
  • eyeslit
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