Where does “sledge” come from?

sledge (English) comes from Middle English slegge, from Old English sleċġ, from Proto-Germanic slagjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

sledge (English): A heavy, long handled maul or hammer used to...

Definitions

  1. A heavy, long handled maul or hammer used to...

Ancestry of “sledge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsleggesledgehammer
2Old Englishsleċġsledgehammer; mallet
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 English sleċġ →