Where does “slägga” come from?

slägga (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish slæggia, from Old Norse sleggja, from Proto-Germanic slagjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

slägga (Swedish): sledge

Definitions

  1. sledge

Ancestry of “slägga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishslæggia—
2Old Norsesleggjasledgehammer
3Proto-Germanicslagjǭsledge; mallet; hammer
4Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Words derived from “slägga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slagjǭ →Every word from Old Norse sleggja →