Where does “avaslan” come from?

avaslan (Old Dutch) comes from Old Dutch slān, from Proto-West Germanic slahan, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

avaslan (Old Dutch): to slice off, to sever

Definitions

  1. to slice off, to sever

Ancestry of “avaslan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchslānto hit, to beat
2Proto-West Germanicslahanto hit, to strike; to kill
3Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic slahan →