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Where does “slaitan” come from?

slaitan (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic slaitijaną, from Proto-Germanic slītaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyd-.

slaitan (Frankish): to split, break

Definitions

  1. to split, break

Ancestry of “slaitan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicslaitijaną—
2Proto-Germanicslītanąto tear apart
3Proto-Indo-Europeansleyd-—

Words derived from “slaitan”

  • slate
  • eclat
  • slat
  • slaty
  • éclat
  • slatestone
  • slatelike
  • slatiness
  • slatter
  • slaten
  • slatless
  • reslate
  • slateless
  • slatily
  • digislate
  • éclat
  • éclater
  • Eklat
  • slat
  • slatte
  • slate
  • sclatte
  • sclat
  • esclate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyd- →