Where does “slaan” come from?
slaan (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch slaen, from Old Dutch slān, from Proto-West Germanic slahan, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
slaan (Dutch): to hit, to slap; to beat, overcome; to strike
Definitions
- to hit, to slap; to beat, overcome; to strike
Ancestry of “slaan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | slaen | to hit, to strike |
| 2 | Old Dutch | slān | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |
Words derived from “slaan”