English

slaughterer

From slaughter + -er.

A compound of slaughter + -er

Proto-Indo-European *slak- ‘to hit, strike, throw’

Proto-Germanic *slahaną ‘to hit, to strike’

Proto-Germanic *slahtrą

Old Norse *slahtr

Middle English slaughter

Today it means

noun A butcher (as a profession or job).

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

Etymograph / slaughterer