Where does “slægt” come from?

slægt (Danish) comes from Middle Low German slecht, from Proto-Germanic slahtō, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

slægt (Danish): family; lineage, stock; generation

Definitions

  1. family; lineage, stock; generation

Ancestry of “slægt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanslechtfamily, lineage
2Proto-Germanicslahtō—
3Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Words derived from “slægt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahtō →