Where does “slēan” come from?
slēan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic slahan, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
slēan (Old English): to hit, strike, slay; to strike, beat, smite; to...
Definitions
- to hit, strike, slay; to strike, beat, smite; to...
Ancestry of “slēan”, step by step
slēan 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 | — |