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Where does “аншлаг” come from?

аншлаг (Russian) comes from German Anschlag, from German Schlag, from Middle High German slac, from Old High German slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg, from Low German slagge, from Middle Low German slagge — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

аншлаг (Russian): the "sold out" notice, full house

Definitions

  1. the "sold out" notice, full house

Ancestry of “аншлаг”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAnschlagattempt, attack; poster, notice, bulletin
2GermanSchlagblow, hit; beat
3Middle High Germanslac—
4Old High Germanslag—
5Proto-West Germanicslagiblow, strike
6Swedishslagg—
7Low Germanslagge—
8Middle Low Germanslagge—
9Middle Low Germanslānto hit, strike
10Old Saxonslāhan—
11Proto-West Germanicslahanto hit, to strike; to kill
12Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
13Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
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