Where does “slåss” come from?

slåss (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,...

slåss (Norwegian Bokmål): to fight

Definitions

  1. to fight

Ancestry of “slåss”, step by step

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,...

Words derived from “slåss”

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