Where does “dørslag” come from?
dørslag (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German Durchschlag, from German Schlag, from Middle High German slac, from Old High German slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg, from Low German slagge, from Middle Low German slagge — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
dørslag (Norwegian Nynorsk): a colander
Ancestry of “dørslag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Durchschlag | punch; carbon copy; disruptive discharge |
| 2 | German | Schlag | blow, hit; beat |
| 3 | Middle High German | slac | — |
| 4 | Old High German | slag | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | slagi | blow, strike |
| 6 | Swedish | slagg | — |
| 7 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 8 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 9 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 10 | Old Saxon | slāhan | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |