Where does “slag” come from?
slag (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg, from Low German slagge, from Middle Low German slagge, from Middle Low German slān, from Old Saxon slāhan, from Proto-West Germanic slahan, from Proto-Germanic slahaną — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Ancestry of “slag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | slagi | blow, strike |
| 2 | Swedish | slagg | slag metallurgical waste material |
| 3 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 6 | Old Saxon | slāhan | to hit |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |