Proto-Germanic

*slagiz

‘a blow, strike’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *slagiz.

3 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *slagiz, most familiar first.

• slug
• slag ← slagge ← *slaggo ← *slaggō ← *slaggô
• sley ← slay ← slege ← *slagi

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *slagiz