Where does “slaginstrument” come from?
slaginstrument (Dutch) comes from Dutch slag, 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,...
slaginstrument (Dutch): percussion instrument
Definitions
- percussion instrument
Ancestry of “slaginstrument”, step by step
slaginstrument traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch slag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | slag | A blow, knock, strike; A stroke, limb movement;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | slach | beat |
| 3 | Old Dutch | slag | setback, misfortune |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | slagi | blow, strike |
| 5 | Swedish | slagg | slag metallurgical waste material |
| 6 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 7 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 8 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 9 | Old Saxon | slāhan | to hit |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |
via Dutch instrument
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | instrument | instrument; musical instrument |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | instrument | — |
| 3 | Old French | instrument | — |
| 4 | Latin | īnstrūmentum | An instrument, tool, utensil |
| 5 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 6 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |