Where does “slœgr” come from?

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

slœgr (Old Norse): crafty, cunning, sly

Definitions

  1. crafty, cunning, sly

Ancestry of “slœgr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “slœgr”

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