Where does “sleighte” come from?

sleighte (Middle English) comes from Old Norse slœgð, from Proto-Germanic slōgiþō, from Proto-Germanic slōgiz, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

sleighte (Middle English): Alternative form of sleight

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of sleight

Ancestry of “sleighte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseslœgðtrick, sleight, slyness
2Proto-Germanicslōgiþō—
3Proto-Germanicslōgizable to strike; sly, cunning, clever
4Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Words derived from “sleighte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slōgiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic slōgiþō →