Where does “slektning” come from?

slektning (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål slekt, from Middle Low German slecht, from Proto-Germanic slahtō, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

slektning (Norwegian Bokmål): a relation or relative

Definitions

  1. a relation or relative

Ancestry of “slektning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålslekta family; a genus
2Middle Low Germanslechtfamily, lineage
3Proto-Germanicslahtō—
4Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahtō →