Where does “sleat” come from?

sleat (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian slāt, from Latvian slaut — to make known.

sleat (West Frisian): ditch, small and narrow artificial waterway

Definitions

  1. ditch, small and narrow artificial waterway

Ancestry of “sleat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianslāt—
2Latvianslautto make known
Every word from Latvian slaut →Every word from Old Frisian slāt →