Where does “sluit” come from?

sluit (Dutch) comes from Dutch sluiten, from Middle Dutch sluten, from Old Dutch slūtan, from Proto-Germanic slūtaną.

Definitions

Ancestry of “sluit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsluitento close; to make, to affirm
2Middle Dutchslutento close, to shut; to close off; to lock up
3Old Dutchslūtanto close, shut
4Proto-Germanicslūtaną—
Every word from Proto-Germanic slūtaną →Every word from Old Dutch slūtan →Every word from Middle Dutch sluten →