Where does “шлајфати” come from?

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

Definitions

Ancestry of “шлајфати”, 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
Every word from Proto-West Germanic slaipijan →Every word from Old High German sleifen →Every word from Middle High German sleifen →