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Where does “slátur” come from?

slátur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse slátr, from Proto-Germanic slahtrą, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

slátur (Icelandic): the edible parts of a slaughtered animal besides...

Definitions

  1. the edible parts of a slaughtered animal besides...

Ancestry of “slátur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseslátr—
2Proto-Germanicslahtrą—
3Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
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