Where does “sleggja” come from?

sleggja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse sleggja, from Proto-Germanic slagjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

sleggja (Icelandic): sledge, sledgehammer

Definitions

  1. sledge, sledgehammer

Ancestry of “sleggja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesleggjasledgehammer
2Proto-Germanicslagjǭsledge; mallet; hammer
3Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Words derived from “sleggja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slagjǭ →Every word from Old Norse sleggja →