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Where does “slaitijaną” come from?
slaitijaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic slītaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyd-.
Ancestry of “slaitijaną”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
slītaną
to tear apart
2
Proto-Indo-European
sleyd-
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Words derived from “slaitijaną”
slate
slash
slashing
eclat
slaty
backslash
slasher
éclat
sclate
slatestone
slashy
slatelike
slashingly
slatiness
slaten
reslate
slaitan
slaitijan
esclachier
esclat
esclater
éclater
esclater
éclatant
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