Where does “slåss” come from?

slåss (Swedish) comes from Swedish slå, from Old Swedish slā, from Old Norse slá, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

slåss (Swedish): to be in a fight; to regularly be in fights or...

Definitions

  1. to be in a fight; to regularly be in fights or...

Ancestry of “slåss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishslåto hit, punch or beat (someone); to give a blow
2Old Swedishslāto hit, to strike
3Old Norsesláto hit, beat, strike; to strike, pluck
4Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Words derived from “slåss”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Old Norse slá →