Where does “sleight” come from?

sleight (Middle English) comes from Middle Dutch aenslag, from Middle Dutch aen — Alternative form of āne.

sleight (Middle English): Alternative form of slight; Wit, shrewdness,...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of slight; Wit, shrewdness,...

Ancestry of “sleight”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchaenslag
2Middle DutchaenAlternative form of āne

Words derived from “sleight

Every word from Middle Dutch aenEvery word from Middle Dutch aenslag