Etymology Explorer › Middle Dutch

Where does “sloot” come from?

sloot (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch slōt, from Proto-West Germanic *slot, from Proto-Germanic slutą.

Ancestry of “sloot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchslōt—
2Proto-West Germanic*slot—
3Proto-Germanicslutą—

Words derived from “sloot”

  • sloot
  • slootwater
Every word from Proto-Germanic slutą →