Where does “slaught” come from?

slaught (English) comes from Middle English slaught, from Old English slæht, from Proto-Germanic slahtō, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

slaught (English): Killing; slaughter

Definitions

  1. Killing; slaughter

Ancestry of “slaught”, step by step

slaught traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English slaught

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishslaught—
2Old Englishslæht—
3Proto-Germanicslahtō—
4Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

via Old English sliht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishslihtlevel; smooth; a striking; a stroke; flash
2Proto-Germanicslihtazslippery; smooth; flat; level
3Proto-Germanicslīkanąto slide, to slip
4Proto-Indo-Europeansleyǵ-to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

Words derived from “slaught”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahtō →