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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseslahtr
2Proto-Germanicslahtrą
3Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Words derived from “slaughter

Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak-