Where does “Entscheidungsschlacht” come from?

Entscheidungsschlacht (German) comes from German Schlacht, from Middle High German slaht, from Old High German slahta, from Proto-Germanic slahtō, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Entscheidungsschlacht (German): decisive battle; a battle that determines the outcome of a war

Definitions

  1. decisive battle; a battle that determines the outcome of a war

Ancestry of “Entscheidungsschlacht”, step by step

Entscheidungsschlacht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schlacht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchlachtbattle
2Middle High Germanslaht
3Old High Germanslahta
4Proto-Germanicslahtō
5Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

via German Entscheidung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEntscheidungdecision
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak-