Where does “sley” come from?
sley (English) comes from Middle English slay, from Old English slege, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg, from Low German slagge, from Middle Low German slagge, from Middle Low German slān, from Old Saxon slāhan — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
sley (English): reed; A guideway in a knitting machine; The...
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- reed; A guideway in a knitting machine; The...
Ancestry of “sley”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | slay | A sley or reed |
| 2 | Old English | slege | blow, hit; death blow, murder |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | slagi | blow, strike |
| 4 | Swedish | slagg | slag metallurgical waste material |
| 5 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 6 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 7 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 8 | Old Saxon | slāhan | to hit |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |