Where does “vuursteenslot” come from?
vuursteenslot (Dutch) comes from Dutch slot, from Middle Dutch slot, from Old Dutch slōt, from Proto-West Germanic *slot, from Proto-Germanic slutą.
vuursteenslot (Dutch): flintlock mechanism
Ancestry of “vuursteenslot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | slot | lock; castle; end, conclusion |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | slot | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | slōt | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *slot | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slutą | — |