Where does “slachting” come from?

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

slachting (Dutch): slaughter, killing or severe wounding of multiple people

Definitions

  1. slaughter, killing or severe wounding of multiple people

Ancestry of “slachting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchslachtento slaughter
2Middle Dutchslachtento slaughter, to kill; to resemble, to look like
3Old Dutchslahton—
4Proto-Germanicslahtōną—
Every word from Proto-Germanic slahtōną →