Where does “slash” come from?

Slash comes from French esclachier, meaning to break or shatter.

slash (English): A slashing action or motion, "particularly"; A...

Definitions

  1. A slashing action or motion, "particularly"; A...

Ancestry of “slash”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchesclachierto break
2Frankishslaitanto split, break
3Proto-Germanicslaitijaną—
4Proto-Germanicslītanąto tear apart
5Proto-Indo-Europeansleyd-—

Words derived from “slash”

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