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Where does “slieht” come from?

slieht (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,...

slieht (Old English): stroke, slaying; a stroke, a striking, a flash of...

Definitions

  1. stroke, slaying; a stroke, a striking, a flash of...

Ancestry of “slieht”, 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 “slieht”

  • slaught
  • slaught
  • slagt
  • slaȝt
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