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
- third-person singular present of sláa
Ancestry of “slær”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Faroese | sláa | to beat, to strike, to slam; to pluck |
| 2 | Old Norse | slá | to hit, beat, strike; to strike, pluck |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |