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Where does “slecht” come from?

slecht (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-Germanic slahtō, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

slecht (Middle Low German): family, lineage

Definitions

  1. family, lineage

Ancestry of “slecht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicslahtō—
2Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Words derived from “slecht”

  • adelssläkt
  • släkt
  • släkting
  • slægt
  • slekt
  • slektbólkur
  • slækt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →