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Where does “slītan” come from?

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

slītan (Proto-West Germanic): to tear apart

Definitions

  1. to tear apart

Ancestry of “slītan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “slītan”

  • slit
  • slitted
  • slitlike
  • slitter
  • slitty
  • slitless
  • unslit
  • arrowslit
  • slite
  • eyeslit
  • slotten
  • preslit
  • slitlet
  • slitshell
  • slitmask
  • nanoslit
  • unslitted
  • piss slit
  • schleißen
  • slijtage
  • verslijten
  • slijten
  • sliten
  • slitan
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