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
Ancestry of “sláttr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | slahtuz | striking, hitting, beating; killing |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |
Words derived from “sláttr”