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Where does “slotter” come from?

slotter (English) comes from English slot, from Middle English slot, from Old French esclot, from Old Norse slóð, from Proto-Germanic slōdō.

slotter (English): Agent noun of slot; someone or something that...

Definitions

  1. Agent noun of slot; someone or something that...

Ancestry of “slotter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslotA broad, flat, wooden bar, a slat, especially as...
2Middle Englishslot—
3Old Frenchesclot—
4Old Norseslóðtrail, track
5Proto-Germanicslōdō—
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