Where does “sløg” come from?

sløg (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse slǿgr, from Proto-Germanic slōgiz, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

sløg (Norwegian Nynorsk): sly, cunning; clever

Definitions

  1. sly, cunning; clever

Ancestry of “sløg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseslǿgrcrafty, cunning, sly
2Proto-Germanicslōgizable to strike; sly, cunning, clever
3Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slōgiz →Every word from Old Norse slǿgr →