Where does “Menschenschlag” come from?

Menschenschlag (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,...

Menschenschlag (German): people

Definitions

  1. people

Ancestry of “Menschenschlag”, step by step

Menschenschlag 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 mensch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmenschone, they
2Middle High Germanmensche—
3Old High Germanmenniskoa man; a human; a human being
4Proto-West Germanic*mannisk—
5Proto-Germanicmanniskazhuman
6Proto-Germanic*mann-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic slahan →