Where does “slaight” come from?

slaight (English) comes from Middle English sleight, from Middle Dutch aenslag, from Middle Dutch aen — Alternative form of āne.

Ancestry of “slaight”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishsleightAlternative form of slight; Wit, shrewdness,...
2Middle Dutchaenslag—
3Middle DutchaenAlternative form of āne

Words derived from “slaight”

Every word from Middle Dutch aen →Every word from Middle Dutch aenslag →Every word from Middle English sleight →