Where does “Schicksalsschlag” come from?
Schicksalsschlag (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,...
Schicksalsschlag (German): blow; calamity
Definitions
- blow; calamity
Ancestry of “Schicksalsschlag”, step by step
Schicksalsschlag 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 schicksal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schicksal | destiny, fate irresistible power that predetermines events |
| 2 | German | schicken | to send; to hurry; to be decent, to be... |
| 3 | Middle High German | schicken | to outfit oneself, fit in, arrange appropriately |
| 4 | Middle High German | geschehen | to happen, rush |
| 5 | Old High German | giskehan | to happen |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *skehan | to move quickly |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skehaną | to jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱek- | to pass, happen |