Where does “slut” come from?
slut (Danish) comes from Swedish slut, from Middle Low German slūt, from Middle Low German slūten, from Old Saxon slūtan, from Proto-West Germanic *sleutan, from Proto-Germanic sleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)klewd-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kleh₂w- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
slut (Danish): over; finished; over and out, out
Definitions
- over; finished; over and out, out
Ancestry of “slut”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | slut | over, finished; which has come to an end; gone,... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | slūt | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | slūten | to close |
| 4 | Old Saxon | slūtan | to close, conclude, lock |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sleutan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sleutaną | to bolt, lock; to shut, close |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)klewd- | to lock |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kleh₂w- | a hook, crook, peg |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
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