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Where does “slagjǭ” come from?

slagjǭ (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

slagjǭ (Proto-Germanic): sledge; mallet; hammer

Definitions

  1. sledge; mallet; hammer

Ancestry of “slagjǭ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Words derived from “slagjǭ”

  • sledge
  • sledgehammer
  • Sledge
  • sledger
  • sledgelike
  • sledgie
  • sleggje
  • slegge
  • sleċġ
  • slecg
  • sleggja
  • sleggjukast
  • sleggja
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