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Where does “slæht” come from?

slæht (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic slahtō, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Ancestry of “slæht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicslahtō—
2Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Words derived from “slæht”

  • slaught
  • slaȝt
  • slagt
  • slaught
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →