Where does “slær” come from?

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

slær (Faroese): third-person singular present of sláa

Definitions

  1. third-person singular present of sláa

Ancestry of “slær”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesláato beat, to strike, to slam; to pluck
2Old Norsesláto hit, beat, strike; to strike, pluck
3Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
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