Where does “esclis” come from?

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

esclis (Old French): a piece split off

Definitions

  1. a piece split off

Ancestry of “esclis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchesclicierAlternative form of esclicer; to splinter, split...
2Old Frenchesclicerto shatter, split, cleave
3Frankishslitjanto split up
4Proto-Germanicslitjaną—
5Proto-Germanicslītanąto tear apart
6Proto-Indo-Europeansleyd-—

Words derived from “esclis”

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