Where does “skamslå” come from?

skamslå (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk slå, from Old Norse slá, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

skamslå (Norwegian Nynorsk): to manhandle; beat up

Definitions

  1. to manhandle; beat up

Ancestry of “skamslå”, step by step

skamslå traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk slå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskslåto beat, punch, hit
2Old Norsesláto hit, beat, strike; to strike, pluck
3Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

via Norwegian Nynorsk skam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskamshame, disgrace
2Old Norseskǫmmshame
3Proto-Germanicskamōshame
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Old Norse slá →