Where does “esclater” come from?

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

esclater (Old French): to separate from, sunder out

Definitions

  1. to separate from, sunder out

Ancestry of “esclater”, step by step

esclater traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Frankish slaitan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishslaitanto split, break
2Proto-Germanicslaitijaną—
3Proto-Germanicslītanąto tear apart
4Proto-Indo-Europeansleyd-—

via Old High German skleizan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanskleizan—

Words derived from “esclater”

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