Where does “slægur” come from?
slægur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse slǿgr, from Proto-Germanic slōgiz, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
slægur (Icelandic): crafty, sly, cunning; profit, gain
Definitions
- crafty, sly, cunning; profit, gain
Ancestry of “slægur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | slǿgr | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | slōgiz | able to strike; sly, cunning, clever |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |