Where does “slipa” come from?

slipa (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German slīpen, from Proto-Germanic slīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European sley- — smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear.

slipa (Swedish): to grind, to polish, to sharpen

Definitions

  1. to grind, to polish, to sharpen

Ancestry of “slipa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanslīpen—
2Proto-Germanicslīpanąto slide; to grind; to sharpen
3Proto-Indo-Europeansley-smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear

Words derived from “slipa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sley- →