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

Definitions

  1. flintlock mechanism

Ancestry of “vuursteenslot”, step by step

vuursteenslot 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 vuursteen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvuursteenm A flint, piece of hard fine-grained quartz...
2Middle Dutchvuursteen—
Every word from Proto-Germanic slutą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *slot →Every word from Old Dutch slōt →
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