Where does “șlefui” come from?

șlefui (Romanian) comes from German schleifen, from Middle High German sleifen, from Old High German sleifen, from Proto-West Germanic slaipijan — to pull along, to drag.

șlefui (Romanian): to grind, to whet

Definitions

  1. to grind, to whet

Ancestry of “șlefui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschleifento grind, to whet, to move across a surface...
2Middle High Germansleifen—
3Old High Germansleifento drag
4Proto-West Germanicslaipijanto pull along, to drag

Words derived from “șlefui”

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