Where does “eklatant” come from?

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

eklatant (Swedish): striking, blatant, obvious, apparent,...

Definitions

  1. striking, blatant, obvious, apparent,...

Ancestry of “eklatant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchéclatantpresent participle of éclater; bright, brilliant,...
2Old Frenchesclaterto separate from, sunder out
3Frankishslaitanto split, break
4Proto-Germanicslaitijaną—
5Proto-Germanicslītanąto tear apart
6Proto-Indo-Europeansleyd-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slītaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic slaitijaną →