Where does “slåst” come from?
slåst (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,...
slåst (Norwegian Nynorsk): to fight
Ancestry of “slåst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | slå | to beat, punch, hit; to tack; to cut, mow, :reap |
| 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,... |