Where does “slag” come from?

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

slag (Norwegian Nynorsk): A blow, a strike, a punch; A battle; a stroke

Definitions

  1. A blow, a strike, a punch; A battle; a stroke

Ancestry of “slag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseslag—
2Proto-Germanicslagizblow, strike
3Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Words derived from “slag”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic slagiz →