Where does “slagorð” come from?

slagorð (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic orð, from Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

slagorð (Icelandic): slogan

Definitions

  1. slogan

Ancestry of “slagorð”, step by step

slagorð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic orð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicorðword; remarks; request
2Old Norseorðword
3Proto-Germanicwurdąword
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via Icelandic slag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicslagA beat, stroke, blow; A beat
2Old Norseslag—
3Proto-Germanicslagizblow, strike
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 werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →