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Schlag

Schlag comes from German Schlag, from Proto-West Germanic *slagi ‘blow, strike’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *slak-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*slak-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*slahanądeverb.reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*slagiz‘blow, strike’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*slagi‘blow, strike’reconstructed
  5. Old High Germanc. 750–1050slag
  6. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350slac
  7. Germanc. 1650–presentSchlag
  8. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*slak-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*slahanądeverb.reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*slagiz‘blow, strike’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*slagi‘blow, strike’reconstructed
  5. Old High Germanc. 750–1050slag
  6. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350slac
  7. Germanc. 1650–presentSchlag
  8. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *slak-

slaughter, sly, slew, sledge, slay, sleight, slyly, 4 more

through Proto-Germanic *slagiz ‘blow, strike’

slug, slag, 1 more

Today it means

name A surname from German.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *slak- / Schlag

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