Where does “slot” come from?

slot (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch slot, from Middle Dutch slot, from Old Dutch slōt, from Proto-West Germanic *slot, from Proto-Germanic slutą.

slot (Afrikaans): lock

Definitions

  1. lock

Ancestry of “slot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchslotlock; castle; end, conclusion
2Middle Dutchslot
3Old Dutchslōtlock, bolt
4Proto-West Germanic*slotbar, bolt
5Proto-Germanicslutą
Every word from Proto-Germanic slutą