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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From a Proto-Indo-European *slak- (“to hit, strike, throw”), apparently of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with Middle Irish slachta (“hit”).[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
*slahaną[1][2][3]
- to hit, to strike
- to kill
Inflection
Conjugation of
*slahaną (strong class 6)
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*slahan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 452
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*slaxanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 348
- ^ Seebold, Elmar (1970) “SLAH-A-”, in Vergleichendes und etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen starken Verben (Janua Linguarum. Series practica; 85) (in German), Paris, Den Haag: Mouton, →ISBN, page 425