Where does “eklatant” come from?
eklatant (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from French éclatant, from Old French esclater, from Frankish slaitan, from Proto-Germanic slaitijaną, from Proto-Germanic slītaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyd-.
eklatant (Norwegian Bokmål): striking, blatant
Ancestry of “eklatant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | éclatant | present participle of éclater; bright, brilliant,... |
| 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- | — |