Slit
/slɪt/noun
A long, narrow cut or opening made in something.
Did you know?“Slit” is part of a deep Germanic family tied to splitting and cleaving, which is why it sits beside words like “sclit” in Old English and Germanic cognates for splitting apart.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*slītaną
“to split, tear apart, rend”
Old English
OE
slītan
“to tear, rend, split”
Middle English
ME
sliten
“to tear apart, make a cut or opening”
14th Century
English
slit
“a narrow cut or opening”
Modern English
English
slit
“a long, narrow cut or opening”