Where does “slammaus” come from?

slammaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish slammata, from Swedish slamma, from Swedish slam, from English slam, from Middle English slammen.

slammaus (Finnish): thin layer of plaster, thin plastering; slamming

Definitions

  1. thin layer of plaster, thin plastering; slamming

Ancestry of “slammaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishslammatato plaster thinly, to apply a thin layer of...
2Swedishslammasilt up
3Swedishslamsilt, sludge, slurry
4EnglishslamTo shut with sudden force so as to produce a...
5Middle Englishslammen—
Every word from Middle English slammen →Every word from English slam →Every word from Swedish slam →