Where does “*slīban” come from?

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

*slīban (Proto-West Germanic): to split, divide

Definitions

  1. to split, divide

Ancestry of “*slīban”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicslībanąto split
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “*slīban”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slībaną →
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