slat

The story

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*slītaną“to rend, split”
2. Frankish · derived from*slaitijan“to split, break”
3. Old French · derived fromesclater“to split, burst”
4. Old French · derived fromesclat“piece broken or split off, shiver, splinter”
5. Middle English · inherited fromslatte
6. English todayslat

From Middle English slatte, sklatte, sklat, sclat, from Old French esclat (“piece broken or split off, shiver, splinter”), from Old French esclater (“to split, burst”), from Frankish *slaitijan (“to split, break”), from Proto-Germanic *slītaną (“to rend, split”). Doublet of slate and éclat.

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