Where does “slá” come from?
slá (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
slá (Old Norse): to hit, beat, strike; to strike, pluck
Definitions
- to hit, beat, strike; to strike, pluck
Ancestry of “slá”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |