Where does “ritualslakt” come from?
ritualslakt (Swedish) comes from Swedish släkt, from Old Swedish slækt, from Middle Low German slecht, from Proto-Germanic slahtō, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
ritualslakt (Swedish): ritual slaughter
Definitions
- ritual slaughter
Ancestry of “ritualslakt”, step by step
ritualslakt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish släkt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | släkt | kinship, relatives; related |
| 2 | Old Swedish | slækt | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | slecht | family, lineage |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | slahtō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |
via Swedish ritual
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ritual | ritual (set of ceremonial actions, or set of actions more generally, like in English) |