Where does “sluiten” come from?

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

sluiten (Dutch): to close; to make, to affirm

Definitions

  1. to close; to make, to affirm

Ancestry of “sluiten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchslutento close, to shut; to close off; to lock up
2Old Dutchslūtanto close, shut
3Proto-Germanicslūtaną—

Words derived from “sluiten”

Every word from Proto-Germanic slūtaną →Every word from Old Dutch slūtan →Every word from Middle Dutch sluten →