Where does “slagen” come from?
slagen (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,...
slagen (Norwegian Bokmål): beaten, defeated, struck
Ancestry of “slagen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | slå | to beat, punch, hit, strike; to tack; slå sammen... |
| 2 | Old Norse | slá | to hit, beat, strike; to strike, pluck |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |