Where does “wælsliht” come from?

wælsliht (Old English) comes from Old English sliht, from Proto-Germanic slihtaz, from Proto-Germanic slīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- — to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

wælsliht (Old English): slaughter in battle, slaughter, carnage

Definitions

  1. slaughter in battle, slaughter, carnage

Ancestry of “wælsliht”, step by step

wælsliht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English sliht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishslihtlevel; smooth; a striking; a stroke; flash
2Proto-Germanicslihtazslippery; smooth; flat; level
3Proto-Germanicslīkanąto slide, to slip
4Proto-Indo-Europeansleyǵ-to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...

via Old English wæl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwælslaughter, carnage; the slain, a slain person,...
2Proto-Germanicwalazwounded; lich, corpse, dead body; battlefield
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₃-to hit, to strike
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slīkaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic slihtaz →