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

  1. to wear; to tear; to labour, to work

Ancestry of “slita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishslītato tear apart
2Old Norseslítato tear, to tear apart
3Proto-Germanicslītanąto tear apart
4Proto-Indo-Europeansleyd-—

Words derived from “slita”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slītaną →Every word from Old Norse slíta →