Where does “sluse” come from?
sluse (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Middle Low German sluse, from Middle Dutch slūse, from Old Dutch slūsa, from Old French escluse, from Latin exclūsa, from Latin exclūsus, from Latin exclūdō, from Latin claudere — close.
sluse (Norwegian Bokmål): A canal lock
Definitions
- A canal lock
Ancestry of “sluse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | sluse | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | slūse | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | slūsa | — |
| 4 | Old French | escluse | sluice |
| 5 | Latin | exclūsa | — |
| 6 | Latin | exclūsus | excluded |
| 7 | Latin | exclūdō | to shut out; cut off, remove, separate from something |
| 8 | Latin | claudere | present active infinitive of claudō;... |
| 9 | Latin | claudo | I shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | klaudō | close |