Where does “schlachten” come from?

schlachten (German) comes from Middle High German slahten, from Old High German slahtōn, from Proto-Germanic slahtōną.

schlachten (German): to slaughter

Definitions

  1. to slaughter

Ancestry of “schlachten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanslahten—
2Old High Germanslahtōnslaughter, sacrifice
3Proto-Germanicslahtōną—

Words derived from “schlachten”

Every word from Proto-Germanic slahtōną →Every word from Old High German slahtōn →Every word from Middle High German slahten →