Where does “slān” come from?
slān (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon slāhan, from Proto-West Germanic slahan, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
slān (Middle Low German): to hit, strike
Ancestry of “slān”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | slāhan | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |
Words derived from “slān”