Where does “șlem” come from?

șlem (Romanian) comes from French chelem, from English slam, from Middle English slammen.

șlem (Romanian): slam

Definitions

  1. slam

Ancestry of “șlem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchelemslam
2EnglishslamTo shut with sudden force so as to produce a...
3Middle Englishslammen—
Every word from Middle English slammen →Every word from English slam →Every word from French chelem →