Where does “opslagsform” come from?

opslagsform (Danish) comes from Dutch opslag, 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,...

opslagsform (Danish): the word by which an entry is positioned in a reference work, e.g. the lemma in a dictionary, or, in a lexicon, surname followed by personal name

Definitions

  1. the word by which an entry is positioned in a reference work, e.g. the lemma in a dictionary, or, in a lexicon, surname followed by personal name

Ancestry of “opslagsform”, step by step

opslagsform traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch opslag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchopslagstorage; raise
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 form

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishformform; shape; mould
2Latinfōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance
3Etruscanmorma
4Ancient Greekμορφήshape, form; appearance; outline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak-Every word from Proto-Germanic slahanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic slahan
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