Where does “slöjd” come from?

slöjd (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish sløghþ, from Old Norse slœgð, from Proto-Germanic slōgiþō, from Proto-Germanic slōgiz, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

slöjd (Swedish): slöjd, sloyd, handicraft

Definitions

  1. slöjd, sloyd, handicraft

Ancestry of “slöjd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishsløghþ—
2Old Norseslœgðtrick, sleight, slyness
3Proto-Germanicslōgiþō—
4Proto-Germanicslōgizable to strike; sly, cunning, clever
5Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Words derived from “slöjd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slōgiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic slōgiþō →