Where does “esclat” come from?

esclat (Middle French) comes from Old French esclat, from Old French esclater, from Frankish slaitan, from Proto-Germanic slaitijaną, from Proto-Germanic slītaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyd-.

esclat (Middle French): shard

Definitions

shard

Ancestry of “esclat”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	esclat	shard
2	Old French	esclater	to separate from, sunder out
3	Frankish	slaitan	to split, break
4	Proto-Germanic	slaitijaną	—
5	Proto-Germanic	slītaną	to tear apart
6	Proto-Indo-European	sleyd-	—

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