Where does “slægge” come from?

slægge (Danish) comes from Old Norse sleggja, from Proto-Germanic slagjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

slægge (Danish): a sledgehammer

Definitions

  1. a sledgehammer

Ancestry of “slægge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesleggjasledgehammer
2Proto-Germanicslagjǭsledge; mallet; hammer
3Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slagjǭ →Every word from Old Norse sleggja →