Where does “slås” come from?

slås (Danish) comes from Danish slå, from Old Norse slá, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

slås (Danish): to fight; infinitive passive of slå; present...

Definitions

  1. to fight; infinitive passive of slå; present...

Ancestry of “slås”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishslåbolt; to beat, hit, knock; to mow
2Old Norsesláto hit, beat, strike; to strike, pluck
3Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Words derived from “slås”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Old Norse slá →