Where does “slo” come from?

slo (Middle English) comes from Old Swedish slā, from Old Norse slá, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

slo (Middle English): sloe blackthorn fruit

Definitions

  1. sloe blackthorn fruit

Ancestry of “slo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishslāto hit, to strike
2Old Norsesláto hit, beat, strike; to strike, pluck
3Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Words derived from “slo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Old Norse slá →