Where does “slagh” come from?
slagh (Old Swedish) comes from Middle Low German slach, from Old Saxon slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg, from Low German slagge, from Middle Low German slagge, from Middle Low German slān, from Old Saxon slāhan — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Ancestry of “slagh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | slach | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | slag | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | slagi | blow, strike |
| 4 | Swedish | slagg | — |
| 5 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 6 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 7 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 8 | Old Saxon | slāhan | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |
Words derived from “slagh”