Etymology Explorer › Old Saxon

Where does “teslahan” come from?

teslahan (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon slāhan, from Proto-West Germanic slahan, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

teslahan (Old Saxon): to destroy

Definitions

  1. to destroy

Ancestry of “teslahan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonslāhan—
2Proto-West Germanicslahanto hit, to strike; to kill
3Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →