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Where does “slahten” come from?
slahten (Middle High German) comes from Old High German slahtōn, from Proto-Germanic slahtōną.
Ancestry of “slahten”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old High German
slahtōn
slaughter, sacrifice
2
Proto-Germanic
slahtōną
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Words derived from “slahten”
schluechten
schlachten
abschlachten
Schlachter
schlachtfertig
Schlachthaus
szlachtować
ausschlachten
Schlachthof
Schlachtung
zaszlachtować
szlachthaus
szlachtuz
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