Where does “slayn” come from?

slayn (Middle English) comes from Old English slēan, from Proto-West Germanic slahan, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Ancestry of “slayn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishslēanto hit, strike, slay; to strike, beat, smite; to...
2Proto-West Germanicslahanto hit, to strike; to kill
3Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic slahan →