Where does “skleat” come from?

skleat (Yola) comes from English sclate, from Old French esclate, from Old French esclater, from Frankish slaitan, from Proto-Germanic slaitijaną, from Proto-Germanic slītaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyd-.

skleat (Yola): slate

Definitions

  1. slate

Ancestry of “skleat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsclateObsolete form of slate
2Old Frenchesclate—
3Old Frenchesclaterto separate from, sunder out
4Frankishslaitanto split, break
5Proto-Germanicslaitijaną—
6Proto-Germanicslītanąto tear apart
7Proto-Indo-Europeansleyd-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slītaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic slaitijaną →