Where does “*slegga” come from?

*slegga (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic slagjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Ancestry of “*slegga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicslagjǭsledge; mallet; hammer
2Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Words derived from “*slegga

Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak-Every word from Proto-Germanic slagjǭ
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