Where does “esclicier” come from?

esclicier (Old French) comes from Old French esclicer, from Frankish slitjan, from Proto-Germanic slitjaną, from Proto-Germanic slītaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyd-.

esclicier (Old French): Alternative form of esclicer; to splinter, split...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of esclicer; to splinter, split...

Ancestry of “esclicier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchesclicerto shatter, split, cleave
2Frankishslitjanto split up
3Proto-Germanicslitjaną—
4Proto-Germanicslītanąto tear apart
5Proto-Indo-Europeansleyd-—

Words derived from “esclicier”

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