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

  1. Slanting; At a slant; Diagonally over or across

Ancestry of “aslant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishaslantat an angle, in a curve; from the side, deviously
2Middle Englishonon, in; on; Alternative form of oon
3Old Englishonon, in, at, among; from
4Proto-West Germanicanaon
5Proto-Germanic*an—
6Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “aslant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →