Where does “skleatten” come from?

skleatten (Middle English) comes from Old English slǣtan — to sleat, slate.

skleatten (Middle English): to flap

Definitions

  1. to flap

Ancestry of “skleatten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishslǣtanto sleat, slate
Every word from Old English slǣtan
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