Where does “éclisser” come from?

éclisser (French) comes from Old French esclicier, from Old French esclicer, from Frankish slitjan, from Proto-Germanic slitjaną, from Proto-Germanic slītaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyd-.

éclisser (French): to split

Definitions

  1. to split

Ancestry of “éclisser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchesclicierAlternative form of esclicer; to splinter, split...
2Old Frenchesclicerto shatter, split, cleave
3Frankishslitjanto split up
4Proto-Germanicslitjaną—
5Proto-Germanicslītanąto tear apart
6Proto-Indo-Europeansleyd-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slītaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic slitjaną →