Where does “handslag” come from?
handslag (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,...
handslag (Swedish): a handshake
Ancestry of “handslag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | slag | A hit; punch; A hit of a ball by a bat or a... |
| 2 | Old Norse | slag | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | slagiz | blow, strike |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |