Where does “Eklat” come from?
Eklat (German) comes from French éclat, from Middle French esclater, from Old French esclater, from Frankish slaitan, from Proto-Germanic slaitijaną, from Proto-Germanic slītaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyd-.
Eklat (German): scandal, stir
Ancestry of “Eklat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | éclat | brilliance, shine, lustre; fragment; Strong... |
| 2 | Middle French | esclater | to break, break violently |
| 3 | Old French | esclater | to separate from, sunder out |
| 4 | Frankish | slaitan | to split, break |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slaitijaną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | slītaną | to tear apart |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sleyd- | — |