Where does “aslant” come from?
Aslant comes from Middle English aslant, of uncertain origin and meaning.
aslant (English): Slanting; At a slant; Diagonally over or across
Definitions
- Slanting; At a slant; Diagonally over or across
Ancestry of “aslant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | aslant | at an angle, in a curve; from the side, deviously |
| 2 | Middle English | on | on, in; on; Alternative form of oon |
| 3 | Old English | on | on, in, at, among; from |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |