Where does “slaan” come from?

slaan (Low German) comes from Middle Low German slân, from Old Saxon slāhan, from Proto-West Germanic slahan, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

slaan (Low German): to beat; to hit; to strike

Definitions

  1. to beat; to hit; to strike

Ancestry of “slaan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanslân—
2Old Saxonslāhanto hit
3Proto-West Germanicslahanto hit, to strike; to kill
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-West Germanic slahan →