Where does “Schluecht” come from?

Schluecht (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German slaht, from Proto-Germanic slahtiz, from Proto-Indo-European slek- — to beat, pound.

Schluecht (Luxembourgish): battle

Definitions

  1. battle

Ancestry of “Schluecht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanslaht—
2Proto-Germanicslahtizbeating, hitting, killing, murder
3Proto-Indo-Europeanslek-to beat, pound

Words derived from “Schluecht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European slek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahtiz →Every word from Old High German slaht →