Where does “slipning” come from?

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

slipning (Swedish): grinding

Definitions

  1. grinding

Ancestry of “slipning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishslipato grind, to polish, to sharpen
2Middle Low Germanslīpen—
3Proto-Germanicslīpanąto slide; to grind; to sharpen
4Proto-Indo-Europeansley-smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slīpaną →Every word from Middle Low German slīpen →