Where does “slotwise” come from?

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

slotwise (English): Per slot, according to a slot

Definitions

  1. Per slot, according to a slot

Ancestry of “slotwise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslotA broad, flat, wooden bar, a slat, especially as...
2Middle Englishslot—
3Old Frenchesclot—
4Old Norseslóðtrail, track
5Proto-Germanicslōdō—
Every word from Proto-Germanic slōdō →Every word from Old Norse slóð →Every word from Old French esclot →