Where does “sclate” come from?

sclate (English) comes from Old French esclate, from Old French esclater, from Frankish slaitan, from Proto-Germanic slaitijaną, from Proto-Germanic slītaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyd-.

sclate (English): Obsolete form of slate

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of slate

Ancestry of “sclate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchesclate—
2Old Frenchesclaterto separate from, sunder out
3Frankishslaitanto split, break
4Proto-Germanicslaitijaną—
5Proto-Germanicslītanąto tear apart
6Proto-Indo-Europeansleyd-—

Words derived from “sclate”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slītaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic slaitijaną →