Where does “slachten” come from?
slachten (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch slachten, from Old Dutch slahton, from Proto-Germanic slahtōną.
slachten (Dutch): to slaughter
Ancestry of “slachten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | slachten | to slaughter, to kill; to resemble, to look like |
| 2 | Old Dutch | slahton | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | slahtōną | — |
Words derived from “slachten”