Where does “sädesslag” come from?

sädesslag (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,...

sädesslag (Swedish): a cereal (type of grass cultivated for its edible grains)

Definitions

  1. a cereal (type of grass cultivated for its edible grains)

Ancestry of “sädesslag”, step by step

sädesslag 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 Swedish säd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsädgrain; harvested seeds; semen
2Old Norsesáðseed
3Proto-Germanicsēdizseed
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic slagiz →