Where does “slæt” come from?

slæt (Danish) comes from Old Norse sláttr, from Proto-Germanic slahtuz, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

slæt (Danish): beat instrument, bell

Definitions

  1. beat instrument, bell

Ancestry of “slæt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesláttrmowing; playing
2Proto-Germanicslahtuzstriking, hitting, beating; killing
3Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Words derived from “slæt”

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