Where does “slott” come from?

slott (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Low German slot, from Proto-West Germanic *slot, from Proto-Germanic slutą.

slott (Norwegian Nynorsk): a palace

Definitions

  1. a palace

Ancestry of “slott”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanslotbolt, lock, castle
2Proto-West Germanic*slotbar, bolt
3Proto-Germanicslutą—
Every word from Proto-Germanic slutą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *slot →Every word from Middle Low German slot →