Where does “שלאַכט” come from?

שלאַכט (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German slaht, from Old High German slahta, from Proto-Germanic slahtō, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

שלאַכט (Yiddish): battle

Definitions

  1. battle

Ancestry of “שלאַכט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanslaht—
2Old High Germanslahta—
3Proto-Germanicslahtō—
4Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Words derived from “שלאַכט”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahtō →