Where does “slaughter” come from?
slaughter (Middle English) comes from Old Norse slahtr, from Proto-Germanic slahtrą, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Ancestry of “slaughter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | slahtr | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | slahtrą | — |
| 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 “slaughter”