Where does “slot” come from?
slot (Danish) comes from Middle Low German slot, from Proto-West Germanic *slot, from Proto-Germanic slutą.
slot (Danish): castle, palace, manor house
Definitions
- castle, palace, manor house
Ancestry of “slot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | slot | bolt, lock, castle |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *slot | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | slutą | — |