Where does “sluse” come from?
sluse (Middle Low German) comes from Middle Dutch slūse, from Old Dutch slūsa, from Old French escluse, from Latin exclūsa, from Latin exclūsus, from Latin exclūdō, from Latin claudere, from Latin claudo — close.
Ancestry of “sluse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | slūse | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | slūsa | — |
| 3 | Old French | escluse | sluice |
| 4 | Latin | exclūsa | — |
| 5 | Latin | exclūsus | excluded |
| 6 | Latin | exclūdō | to shut out; cut off, remove, separate from something |
| 7 | Latin | claudere | present active infinitive of claudō;... |
| 8 | Latin | claudo | I shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | klaudō | close |