Where does “slōtel” come from?

slōtel (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch slutil, from Proto-West Germanic *sleutan, from Proto-Germanic sleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)klewd-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kleh₂w-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

slōtel (Middle Dutch): key

Definitions

  1. key

Ancestry of “slōtel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchslutil—
2Proto-West Germanic*sleutanto bolt, lock
3Proto-Germanicsleutanąto bolt, lock; to shut, close
4Proto-Indo-European(s)klewd-to lock
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kleh₂w-a hook, crook, peg
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “slōtel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kleh₂w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)klewd- →