Where does “sláa” come from?

sláa (Faroese) comes from Old Norse slá, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

sláa (Faroese): to beat, to strike, to slam; to pluck

Definitions

to beat, to strike, to slam; to pluck

Ancestry of “sláa”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Norse	slá	to hit, beat, strike; to strike, pluck
2	Proto-Germanic	slahaną	to hit, to strike; to kill
3	Proto-Indo-European	slak-	to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Words derived from “sláa”

slær

Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Old Norse slá →