Where does “slīpan” come from?

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

slīpan (Proto-West Germanic): to grind, to whet, to sharpen

Definitions

  1. to grind, to whet, to sharpen

Ancestry of “slīpan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicslīpanąto slide; to grind; to sharpen
2Proto-Indo-Europeansley-smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear

Words derived from “slīpan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slīpaną →