Where does “chelem” come from?

chelem (English) comes from French chelem, from English slam, from Middle English slammen.

chelem (English): Synonym of slam

Definitions

  1. Synonym of slam

Ancestry of “chelem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchelemslam
2EnglishslamTo shut with sudden force so as to produce a...
3Middle Englishslammen—
Every word from Middle English slammen →