Where does “sleggje” come from?

sleggje (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse sleggja, from Proto-Germanic slagjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

sleggje (Norwegian Nynorsk): a sledge

Definitions

  1. a sledge

Ancestry of “sleggje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesleggjasledgehammer
2Proto-Germanicslagjǭsledge; mallet; hammer
3Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slagjǭ →Every word from Old Norse sleggja →
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