Where does “hedeslag” come from?

hedeslag (Danish) comes from Danish slagtilfælde, from Danish slag, from German Schlag, from Middle High German slac, from Old High German slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg, from Low German slagge — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

hedeslag (Danish): heatstroke

Definitions

  1. heatstroke

Ancestry of “hedeslag”, step by step

hedeslag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish slagtilfælde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishslagtilfældestroke
2DanishslagA hit, punch; A beat; A battle
3GermanSchlagblow, hit; beat
4Middle High Germanslac—
5Old High Germanslag—
6Proto-West Germanicslagiblow, strike
7Swedishslaggslag metallurgical waste material
8Low Germanslagge—
9Middle Low Germanslagge—
10Middle Low Germanslānto hit, strike
11Old Saxonslāhanto hit
12Proto-West Germanicslahanto hit, to strike; to kill
13Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
14Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

via Danish hede

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishhedeA heath; A moor; heat
2Old Norseheiðrhonour, honor, worth; heath, moor; bright, clear,...
3Proto-Germanichaiþīheath, wasteland
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱayt-forest, wasteland, pasture
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic slahan →