Where does “broþorslege” come from?

broþorslege (Old English) comes from Old English slege, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg, from Low German slagge, from Middle Low German slagge, from Middle Low German slān, from Old Saxon slāhan, from Proto-West Germanic slahan — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

broþorslege (Old English): fratricide

Definitions

  1. fratricide

Ancestry of “broþorslege”, step by step

broþorslege traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English slege

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishslegeblow, hit; death blow, murder
2Proto-West Germanicslagiblow, strike
3Swedishslaggslag metallurgical waste material
4Low Germanslagge—
5Middle Low Germanslagge—
6Middle Low Germanslānto hit, strike
7Old Saxonslāhanto hit
8Proto-West Germanicslahanto hit, to strike; to kill
9Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
10Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

via Old English brōþor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbrōþorbrother
2Proto-West Germanicbrōþerbrother
3Proto-Germanicbrōþērbrother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic slahan →