Etymology Explorer β€Ί Gothic

Where does β€œπŒ°π†πƒπŒ»πŒ°πŒ·πŒ°πŒ½β€ come from?

πŒ°π†πƒπŒ»πŒ°πŒ·πŒ°πŒ½ (Gothic) comes from Gothic πƒπŒ»πŒ°πŒ·πŒ°πŒ½, from Proto-Germanic slahanΔ…, from Proto-Indo-European slak- β€” to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

πŒ°π†πƒπŒ»πŒ°πŒ·πŒ°πŒ½ (Gothic): to cut off; to kill, slay

Definitions

  1. to cut off; to kill, slay

Ancestry of β€œπŒ°π†πƒπŒ»πŒ°πŒ·πŒ°πŒ½β€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GothicπƒπŒ»πŒ°πŒ·πŒ°πŒ½to hit, strike, smite
2Proto-GermanicslahanΔ…to hit, to strike; to kill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- β†’