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Where does “aanslag” come from?

aanslag (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch aenslach, from Middle Dutch slach, from Old Dutch slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg, from Low German slagge, from Middle Low German slagge, from Middle Low German slān — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

aanslag (Dutch): deposit; stroke, keystroke; attack, assault

Definitions

  1. deposit; stroke, keystroke; attack, assault

Ancestry of “aanslag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchaenslach—
2Middle Dutchslachbeat
3Old Dutchslag—
4Proto-West Germanicslagiblow, strike
5Swedishslagg—
6Low Germanslagge—
7Middle Low Germanslagge—
8Middle Low Germanslānto hit, strike
9Old Saxonslāhan—
10Proto-West Germanicslahanto hit, to strike; to kill
11Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
12Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Words derived from “aanslag”

  • zelfmoordaanslag
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →