Where does “Giftanschlag” come from?

Giftanschlag (German) comes from German Anschlag, 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 — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Giftanschlag (German): poison attack

Definitions

  1. poison attack

Ancestry of “Giftanschlag”, step by step

Giftanschlag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Anschlag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAnschlagattempt, attack; poster, notice, bulletin
2GermanSchlagblow, hit; beat
3Middle High Germanslac—
4Old High Germanslag—
5Proto-West Germanicslagiblow, strike
6Swedishslaggslag metallurgical waste material
7Low Germanslagge—
8Middle Low Germanslagge—
9Middle Low Germanslānto hit, strike
10Old Saxonslāhanto hit
11Proto-West Germanicslahanto hit, to strike; to kill
12Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
13Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

via German gift

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangiftpoison; toxin; venom
2Middle High Germangiftgift, something given
3Old High Germangiftgift
4Proto-West Germanic*gifti—
5Proto-Germanicgiftizgiving, gift
6Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic slahan →