Where does “slekkja” come from?
slekkja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic slakjaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lēg- — to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;...
Ancestry of “slekkja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | slakjaną | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)lēg- | to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;... |
Words derived from “slekkja”