Where does “slaktning” come from?

slaktning (Swedish) comes from Swedish slakta, from Middle Low German slachten, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

slaktning (Swedish): slaughter

Definitions

  1. slaughter

Ancestry of “slaktning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishslaktato slaughter, to butcher
2Middle Low Germanslachten—
3Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Middle Low German slachten →