Where does “Hufschlag” come from?
Hufschlag (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,...
Hufschlag (German): hoofbeat
Definitions
- hoofbeat
Ancestry of “Hufschlag”, step by step
Hufschlag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Schlag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schlag | blow, hit; beat |
| 2 | Middle High German | slac | — |
| 3 | Old High German | slag | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | slagi | blow, strike |
| 5 | Swedish | slagg | slag metallurgical waste material |
| 6 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 7 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 8 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 9 | Old Saxon | slāhan | to hit |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |
via German huf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | huf | hoof |
| 2 | English | hoof | The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse,... |
| 3 | Middle English | hof | measure, reason |
| 4 | Old English | hōf | court, hall |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *hōf | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hufą | hill, elevated place; house, hall, estate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keup- | to arch, bend, buckle; a hollow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keu- | bend; vault, hole; to shine; light; bright |