slaught
English
noun
Definitions
- Killing; slaughter.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English slaught inherited from Old English slæht inherited from Proto-Germanic *slahtō derived from Proto-Indo-European *slek- (pound, beat).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*slek-
Gloss
pound, beat
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- foreslay English
- man English
- manslaught English
- onslaught English
- onslaughter English
- overslay English
- slaughter English
- slay English
- slayable English
- slayage English
- slayee English
- slayer English
- slayest English
- slayeth English
- Kesselschlacht German
- Kissenschlacht German
- Schlacht German
- Schlachtfeld German
- Schlachtordnung German
- Schlachtplan German
- Schlammschlacht German
- Schneeballschlacht German
- schiatta Italian
- gemeenslachtig Dutch, Flemish
- halfslachtig Dutch, Flemish
- slacht Dutch, Flemish
- *slek- Proto-Indo-European
- *slahaną Proto-Germanic
- *slahtō Proto-Germanic
- slakt Swedish
- slæht Old English
- manslagt Middle English
- slaught Middle English
- sleen Middle English
- gislahti Old High German
- slaht Old High German
- slaht Middle High German
- Schluecht Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Schluechtfeld Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Schluechthaus Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- slahta Old Dutch
- slecht Middle Low German
- slakt Old Swedish