Where does “slachten” come from?

slachten (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch slachten, from Old Dutch slahton, from Proto-Germanic slahtōną.

slachten (Dutch): to slaughter

Definitions

  1. to slaughter

Ancestry of “slachten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchslachtento slaughter, to kill; to resemble, to look like
2Old Dutchslahton—
3Proto-Germanicslahtōną—

Words derived from “slachten”

Every word from Proto-Germanic slahtōną →Every word from Old Dutch slahton →Every word from Middle Dutch slachten →
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