Where does “slaughter” come from?
Slaughter comes from Middle English slaughter, from Old Norse slahtr, meaning the killing of animals for food.
slaughter (English): The killing of animals, generally for food; A...
Definitions
- The killing of animals, generally for food; A...
Ancestry of “slaughter”, step by step
Words derived from “slaughter”
- slaughtering
- slaughterhouse
- slaughterer
- slaughterous
- slaughterman
- preslaughter
- selfslaughter
- manslaughtering
- manslaughterer
- slaughterable
- slaughterhall
- slaughterously
- slaughterperson
- slaughterdom
- slaughterless
- antislaughter
- catslaughter
- deerslaughter
- godslaughter
- slaughterwoman
- slaughteress
- self-slaughter
- misslaughter
- slaughterbot