Where does “sláttr” come from?

sláttr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic slahtuz, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

sláttr (Old Norse): mowing; playing

Definitions

  1. mowing; playing

Ancestry of “sláttr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicslahtuzstriking, hitting, beating; killing
2Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Words derived from “sláttr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahtuz →