Where does “slaht” come from?

slaht (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic slahtiz, from Proto-Indo-European slek- — to beat, pound.

Ancestry of “slaht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicslahtizbeating, hitting, killing, murder
2Proto-Indo-Europeanslek-to beat, pound

Words derived from “slaht

Every word from Proto-Indo-European slek-Every word from Proto-Germanic slahtiz