Where does “slatter” come from?
slatter (English) comes from English slat, from Middle English sclatten, from Old Norse slétta, from Proto-Germanic slihtijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
slatter (English): To be careless, negligent, or awkward, especially...
Definitions
- To be careless, negligent, or awkward, especially...
Ancestry of “slatter”, step by step
slatter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English slat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slat | A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood or metal; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | sclatten | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | slétta | to even out |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | slihtijaną | to smoothe, to even out |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |