Etymology Explorer β€Ί Gothic

Where does β€œπƒπŒ»πŒ°πŒΏπŒ·π„πƒβ€ come from?

πƒπŒ»πŒ°πŒΏπŒ·π„πƒ (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic slahtiz, from Proto-Indo-European slek- β€” to beat, pound.

πƒπŒ»πŒ°πŒΏπŒ·π„πƒ (Gothic): slaughter

Definitions

  1. slaughter

Ancestry of β€œπƒπŒ»πŒ°πŒΏπŒ·π„πƒβ€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicslahtizbeating, hitting, killing, murder
2Proto-Indo-Europeanslek-to beat, pound
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slek- β†’