Where does “slej” come from?

slej (Welsh) comes from English Sledge, from Middle English slegge, from Old English sleċġ, from Proto-Germanic slagjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

slej (Welsh): sledgehammer

Definitions

  1. sledgehammer

Ancestry of “slej”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSledgea surname
2Middle Englishsleggesledgehammer
3Old Englishsleċġsledgehammer; mallet
4Proto-Germanicslagjǭsledge; mallet; hammer
5Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Words derived from “slej”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slagjǭ →Every word from Old English sleċġ →