Where does “slagbjørn” come from?

slagbjørn (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk slag, 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,...

slagbjørn (Norwegian Nynorsk): A bear which prefers a carnivorous diet, especially which kills livestock and humans

Definitions

  1. A bear which prefers a carnivorous diet, especially which kills livestock and humans

Ancestry of “slagbjørn”, step by step

slagbjørn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk slag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskslagA blow, a strike, a punch; A battle; a stroke
2Old Norseslag—
3Proto-Germanicslagizblow, strike
4Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

via Norwegian Nynorsk bjørn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbjørna bear
2Old NorseBjǫrnbear (animal)
3Proto-Germanicbernuzbear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic slagiz →