Where does “schlagzeilen” come from?

schlagzeilen (German) comes from German Schlagzeile, 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 — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

schlagzeilen (German): to headline

Definitions

  1. to headline

Ancestry of “schlagzeilen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchlagzeileheadline
2GermanSchlagblow, hit; beat
3Middle High Germanslac—
4Old High Germanslag—
5Proto-West Germanicslagiblow, strike
6Swedishslaggslag metallurgical waste material
7Low Germanslagge—
8Middle Low Germanslagge—
9Middle Low Germanslānto hit, strike
10Old Saxonslāhanto hit
11Proto-West Germanicslahanto hit, to strike; to kill
12Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
13Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic slahan →