Where does “straffslag” come from?

straffslag (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,...

straffslag (Swedish): penalty shot

Definitions

  1. penalty shot

Ancestry of “straffslag”, step by step

straffslag 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 straff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstraffa punishment, a penalty n; sentence n; penalty...
2Middle Low Germanstraffen—
3Proto-Germanic*strēpōn—
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