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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slītaną →