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Where does “slitjaną” come from?

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

Ancestry of “slitjaną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “slitjaną”

  • slice
  • slicer
  • multislice
  • interslice
  • sliceable
  • subslice
  • reslice
  • hyperslice
  • microslicer
  • preslice
  • superslice
  • minislice
  • vibroslice
  • sliceth
  • home slice
  • slicer
  • slice
  • slice
  • esclice
  • esclis
  • esclicier
  • esclice
  • esclicer
  • slitjan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyd- →