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
- to beat; to hit; to strike
Ancestry of “slaan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | slân | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | slāhan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |