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Where does “chelem” come from?

chelem (French) comes from English slam, from Middle English slammen.

chelem (French): slam

Definitions

  1. slam

Ancestry of “chelem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslamTo shut with sudden force so as to produce a...
2Middle Englishslammen—

Words derived from “chelem”

  • chelem
Every word from Middle English slammen →