schleifen
German (Berlin)
/ˈʃlaɪ̯fɱ̩/
verb-strong
Definitions
- to grind, to whet, to move across a surface abrasively
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German slīfan inherited from *slīpan inherited from Proto-Germanic *slīpaną.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*slīpaną
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Mittel German
- Papier German
- Ring German
- Schleifmittel German
- Schleifpapier German
- Schleifring German
- Schleifstein German
- Schlepper German
- Schlepptau German
- Stein German
- abschleppen German
- einschleppen German
- schleppen German
- шлифовать Russian
- *slīpaną Proto-Germanic
- szlifować Polish
- slibe Danish
- sliber Danish
- slæbe Danish
- slæber Danish
- slīfan Old High German
- sleifen Middle High German
- slepen Middle High German
- slīfen Middle High German
- schleefen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- schläifen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *slīpan gmw-pro
- *slīpan Old Dutch
- slīpen Middle Low German
- slæbæ Old Danish