Where does “Büchsenschlag” come from?

Büchsenschlag (German) comes from German Schlag, from Middle High German slac, from Old High German slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg, from Low German slagge, from Middle Low German slagge, from Middle Low German slān — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Büchsenschlag (German): a blow with a rifle

Definitions

  1. a blow with a rifle

Ancestry of “Büchsenschlag”, step by step

Büchsenschlag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schlag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchlagblow, hit; beat
2Middle High Germanslac
3Old High Germanslag
4Proto-West Germanicslagiblow, strike
5Swedishslaggslag metallurgical waste material
6Low Germanslagge
7Middle Low Germanslagge
8Middle Low Germanslānto hit, strike
9Old Saxonslāhanto hit
10Proto-West Germanicslahanto hit, to strike; to kill
11Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
12Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

via German Büchse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBüchsebox, can; rifle
2Middle High Germanbühsea box
3Old High Germanbuhsabox
4Proto-Germanic*buhsā
5Latinbuxisa box
6LatinpyxisA small box, for holding medicines or toiletries
7Ancient Greekπυξίςbox made of boxwood, box; tablet made of boxwood;...
8Ancient Greekπύξοςbox tree; boxwood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak-Every word from Proto-Germanic slahanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic slahan