Where does “Ritterschlag” come from?
Ritterschlag (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,...
Ritterschlag (German): accolade, knightly accolade
Definitions
- accolade, knightly accolade
Ancestry of “Ritterschlag”, step by step
Ritterschlag 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 ritter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ritter | knight |
| 2 | Middle High German | ritter | — |
| 3 | Dutch | ridder | A knight; One of certain butterflies of the... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | riddere | — |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | rîdere | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | rīdere | — |
| 7 | Old Dutch | rīdan | to ride |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | rīdan | to ride |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |