Where does “slān” come from?
slān (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic slahan, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
slān (Old Dutch): to hit, to beat
Definitions
- to hit, to beat
Ancestry of “slān”, step by step
slān traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic slahan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |
via Proto-Germanic *slahan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *slahan | — |