Where does “opslagsord” come from?

opslagsord (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,...

opslagsord (Danish): lemma

Definitions

  1. lemma

Ancestry of “opslagsord”, step by step

opslagsord 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 ord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishordword
2Old Danishorthword
3Old Norseorðword
4Proto-Germanicwurdąword
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak-