Where does “schlahen” come from?

schlahen (German) comes from Middle High German slahen, from Old High German slahan, from Proto-West Germanic slahan, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Ancestry of “schlahen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanslahento strike
2Old High Germanslahanto hit
3Proto-West Germanicslahanto hit, to strike; to kill
4Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
5Proto-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 →