Etymology Explorer › Swedish

Where does “slott” come from?

slott (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German slot, from Proto-West Germanic *slot, from Proto-Germanic slutą.

slott (Swedish): a castle; small palace or very large manor; a...

Definitions

  1. a castle; small palace or very large manor; a...

Ancestry of “slott”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanslotbolt, lock, castle
2Proto-West Germanic*slot—
3Proto-Germanicslutą—

Words derived from “slott”

  • kungaslott
Every word from Proto-Germanic slutą →