Where does “slegill” come from?

slegill (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic slag, from Old Norse slag, from Proto-Germanic slagiz, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

slegill (Icelandic): stick, beater, drumstick

Definitions

  1. stick, beater, drumstick

Ancestry of “slegill”, step by step

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 slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic slagiz →