Where does “slakte” come from?
slakte (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Dutch slechte, from Dutch slecht, from Middle Dutch slecht, from Old Dutch sleht, from Proto-Germanic slihtaz, from Proto-Germanic slīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- — to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...
slakte (Norwegian Bokmål): to slaughter; to criticise harshly, to pan
Definitions
- to slaughter; to criticise harshly, to pan
Ancestry of “slakte”, step by step
slakte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch slechte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | slechte | bad person; the bad guys |
| 2 | Dutch | slecht | bad; ordinary, simple, common, mean |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | slecht | smooth, flat |
| 4 | Old Dutch | sleht | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slihtaz | slippery; smooth; flat; level |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | slīkaną | to slide, to slip |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sleyǵ- | to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to... |
via Low German slachten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low German | slachten | — |