Where does “slaen” come from?
slaen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch slān, from Proto-West Germanic slahan, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
slaen (Middle Dutch): to hit, to strike
Ancestry of “slaen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | slān | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |
Words derived from “slaen”