Where does “slita” come from?
slita (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish slīta, from Old Norse slíta, from Proto-Germanic slītaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyd-.
slita (Swedish): to wear; to tear; to labour, to work
Definitions
- to wear; to tear; to labour, to work
Ancestry of “slita”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | slīta | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | slíta | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | slītaną | to tear apart |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sleyd- | — |