Where does “släktträd” come from?

släktträd (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,...

släktträd (Swedish): a family tree

Definitions

  1. a family tree

Ancestry of “släktträd”, step by step

släktträd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish släkt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsläktkinship, relatives; related
2Old Swedishslækt—
3Middle Low Germanslechtfamily, lineage
4Proto-Germanicslahtō—
5Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

via Swedish träd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishträdtree; tree; plant reminiscent of a tree in the...
2Old Norseþráðrthread; past participle of þreyja; past...
3Proto-Germanicþrēduzthread, twisted fibre
4Proto-Indo-Europeantreh₁-tu-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahtō →