Where does “slaganfall” come from?

slaganfall (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,...

slaganfall (Swedish): a stroke

Definitions

  1. a stroke

Ancestry of “slaganfall”, step by step

slaganfall 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 anfall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishanfallattack
2Old Swedishanfal—
3Middle Low GermananvalAlternative form of aneval
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →