Where does “skamslå” come from?

skamslå (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål slå, from Old Norse slá, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

skamslå (Norwegian Bokmål): to manhandle; beat up

Definitions

  1. to manhandle; beat up

Ancestry of “skamslå”, step by step

skamslå traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål slå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålslåto beat, punch, hit, strike; to tack; slå sammen...
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,...

via Norwegian Bokmål skam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskamshame, disgrace; imperative of skamme
2Old Norseskǫmmshame
3Proto-Germanicskamōshame
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Old Norse slá →