Where does “slotpleidooi” come from?

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

slotpleidooi (Dutch): closing argument

Definitions

  1. closing argument

Ancestry of “slotpleidooi”, step by step

slotpleidooi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch slot

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

via Dutch pleidooi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpleidooiplea
2Frenchplaidoyerspeech for the defence; plea
3Old Frenchplaidoiier—
4Old Frenchplaidiier—
Every word from Proto-Germanic slutą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *slot →Every word from Old Dutch slōt →