Where does “slœgð” come from?

slœgð (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic slōgiþō, from Proto-Germanic slōgiz, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

slœgð (Old Norse): trick, sleight, slyness

Definitions

  1. trick, sleight, slyness

Ancestry of “slœgð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicslōgiþō—
2Proto-Germanicslōgizable to strike; sly, cunning, clever
3Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Words derived from “slœgð”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slōgiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic slōgiþō →