Where does “sloj” come from?

sloj (Cornish) comes from English Sledge, from Middle English slegge, from Old English sleċġ, from Proto-Germanic slagjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

sloj (Cornish): sledgehammer

Definitions

  1. sledgehammer

Ancestry of “sloj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSledgea surname
2Middle Englishsleggesledgehammer
3Old Englishsleċġsledgehammer; mallet
4Proto-Germanicslagjǭsledge; mallet; hammer
5Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak-
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