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Where does “slahtiz” come from?

slahtiz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European slek- — to beat, pound.

slahtiz (Proto-Germanic): beating, hitting, killing, murder

Definitions

  1. beating, hitting, killing, murder

Ancestry of “slahtiz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanslek-to beat, pound

Words derived from “slahtiz”

  • slaught
  • slaught
  • slaȝt
  • slagt
  • slieht
  • slæht
  • sleht
  • sleaht
  • 𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍄𐍃
  • slaht
  • Schluecht
  • Schluechtfeld
  • Schluechthaus
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