Where does “slagruta” come from?

slagruta (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,...

slagruta (Swedish): a divining rod, a dowsing rod; a tool to find...

Definitions

  1. a divining rod, a dowsing rod; a tool to find...

Ancestry of “slagruta”, step by step

slagruta 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 ruta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishrutasquare, tile; windowpane; panel
2Middle Low Germanrūte—
3Old High Germanrūta—
4Latinrūtarue bitter herb
5Ancient Greekῥυτήrue
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic slagiz →