Where does “deaþslege” come from?
deaþslege (Old English) comes from Old English dēaþ, from Old English wīc, from German witz, from Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi, from Proto-West Germanic wītī, from Proto-Germanic witją, from Proto-Germanic *witaną — to see.
deaþslege (Old English): deathblow
Definitions
- deathblow
Ancestry of “deaþslege”, step by step
deaþslege traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English dēaþ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | dēaþ | death |
| 2 | Old English | wīc | dwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;... |
| 3 | German | witz | joke |
| 4 | Middle High German | witz | — |
| 5 | Old High German | wizzi | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wītī | punishment |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | witją | knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via Old English slege
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | slege | blow, hit; death blow, murder |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | slagi | blow, strike |
| 3 | Swedish | slagg | slag metallurgical waste material |
| 4 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 6 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 7 | Old Saxon | slāhan | to hit |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |