Where does “slam” come from?

Slam comes from Middle English slammen, of unknown origin.

slam (English): To shut with sudden force so as to produce a...

Definitions

  1. To shut with sudden force so as to produce a...

Ancestry of “slam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishslammen

Words derived from “slam

Every word from Middle English slammen
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