Where does “שלאַכטמאַן” come from?

שלאַכטמאַן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish שלאַכט, 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,...

שלאַכטמאַן (Yiddish): warrior

Definitions

  1. warrior

Ancestry of “שלאַכטמאַן”, step by step

שלאַכטמאַן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish שלאַכט

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשלאַכטbattle
2Middle High Germanslaht—
3Old High Germanslahta—
4Proto-Germanicslahtō—
5Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

via Yiddish מאַן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishמאַןman; husband
2Middle High Germanmanman
3Old High Germanmanman
4Proto-Germanic*mann-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahtō →