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Where does “slahtr” come from?

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

Ancestry of “slahtr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicslahtrą—
2Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Words derived from “slahtr”

  • slaughter
  • slaughtering
  • slaughterhouse
  • slaughterer
  • slaughterous
  • slaughterman
  • preslaughter
  • manslaughtering
  • manslaughterer
  • slaughterable
  • slaughterhall
  • slaughterously
  • slaughteress
  • slaughterperson
  • unslaughterable
  • slaughterless
  • godslaughter
  • slaughterwoman
  • antislaughter
  • catslaughter
  • deerslaughter
  • slaughterdom
  • slaughter
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