sledge

English

/slɛdʒ/

noun

Definitions

A heavy, long handled maul or hammer used to drive stakes, wedges, etc.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English slegge derived from Old English sleċġ (sledgehammer, mallet) derived from Proto-Germanic *slagjǭ.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*slagjǭ

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

hammer English
sledgehammer English
sledgelike English
sledger English
sledgie English
leka Finnish
*slagjǭ Proto-Germanic
slägga Swedish
sleggje Norwegian Nynorsk
sleċġ Old English
slegge Middle English
sleggja Old Norse
sleggja Icelandic
sleggjukast Icelandic
slej Welsh
*slegga Old Dutch