Where does “unslot” come from?

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

unslot (English): To remove from a slot

Definitions

  1. To remove from a slot

Ancestry of “unslot”, step by step

unslot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English slot

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

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Germanic slōdō →Every word from Old Norse slóð →Every word from Old French esclot →