Where does “sleg” come from?

sleg (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch slegge, from Old Dutch *slegga, from Proto-Germanic slagjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

sleg (Dutch): wooden sledgehammer

Definitions

  1. wooden sledgehammer

Ancestry of “sleg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchslegge—
2Old Dutch*slegga—
3Proto-Germanicslagjǭsledge; mallet; hammer
4Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slagjǭ →Every word from Old Dutch *slegga →