Proto-Germanic

*slahaną

‘to hit, to strike’

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

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

• slaughter ← *slahtr ← *slahtrą
• slay ← sleen ← slēan ← *slahan
• slew ← sleen ← slēan ← *slahan
• slug ← *slagiz
• slag ← slagge ← *slaggo ← *slaggō ← *slaggô
• sleight ← sleighte ← slœgð ← *slōgiþō ← *slōgiz
• slyly ← sleighly ← sly ← slǿgr ← *slōgiz
• schlager ← schlagen ← schlahn ← slahen ← slahan
• slyness ← slynesse ← sly ← slǿgr ← *slōgiz
• slöjd ← sløghþ ← slœgð ← *slōgiþō ← *slōgiz
• sley ← slay ← slege ← *slagi ← *slagiz

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *slahaną