Where does “dråpslag” come from?

dråpslag (Swedish) comes from Swedish slag, from Old Norse slag, from Proto-Germanic slagiz, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

dråpslag (Swedish): a fatal (or very damaging) blow, a mortal blow

Definitions

  1. a fatal (or very damaging) blow, a mortal blow

Ancestry of “dråpslag”, step by step

dråpslag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish slag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishslagA hit; punch; A hit of a ball by a bat or a...
2Old Norseslag—
3Proto-Germanicslagizblow, strike
4Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

via Proto-Germanic drap-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdrap-—
2Proto-Germanicdrepanąto hit, strike
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic slagiz →