Where does “slått” come from?

slått (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse sláttr, from Proto-Germanic slahtuz, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

slått (Norwegian Bokmål): haymaking; a tune or melody in folk music; a...

Definitions

  1. haymaking; a tune or melody in folk music; a...

Ancestry of “slått”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesláttrmowing; playing
2Proto-Germanicslahtuzstriking, hitting, beating; killing
3Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Words derived from “slått”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahtuz →
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