Where does “slojdo” come from?

slojdo (Esperanto) comes from Swedish slöjd, from Old Swedish sløghþ, from Old Norse slœgð, from Proto-Germanic slōgiþō, from Proto-Germanic slōgiz, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

slojdo (Esperanto): sloyd craft handiwork

Definitions

  1. sloyd craft handiwork

Ancestry of “slojdo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishslöjdslöjd, sloyd, handicraft
2Old Swedishsløghþ—
3Old Norseslœgðtrick, sleight, slyness
4Proto-Germanicslōgiþō—
5Proto-Germanicslōgizable to strike; sly, cunning, clever
6Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slōgiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic slōgiþō →