Where does “slot” come from?
slot (Middle English) comes from Old French esclot, from Old Norse slóð, from Proto-Germanic slōdō.
Ancestry of “slot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | esclot | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | slóð | trail, track |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | slōdō | — |