Where does “esclat” come from?

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

esclat (Old French): shard

Definitions

  1. shard

Ancestry of “esclat”, step by step

esclat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French esclater

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchesclaterto separate from, sunder out
2Frankishslaitanto split, break
3Proto-Germanicslaitijaną—
4Proto-Germanicslītanąto tear apart
5Proto-Indo-Europeansleyd-—

via Frankish slaitijan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishslaitijanto split, break

Words derived from “esclat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slītaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic slaitijaną →